Personal injury lawsuits must be filed within certain time constraints known as the statutes of limitations. If you do not bring your lawsuit within the applicable statute of limitations, your legal claim can be barred and your right to sue will be lost forever. In order to preserve your right to bring a lawsuit, contact us right away. Remember, a lot of work has to be done before making the determination of whether we can file a lawsuit on your behalf. It is therefore in your best interest to contact us immediately so that we have sufficient time to thoroughly investigate your case. Generally, the statute of limitations for a medical malpractice lawsuit against a physician, dentist, surgeon, or hospital licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 216, is one (1) year from the date the injury is first discovered or in the exercise of reasonable care should have been discovered. In addition, under the continuous treatment rule, the statute of limitations can be extended for so long as you continue to treat in good faith with the negligent medical provider to recover from the injury caused by the negligence. Under this rule, you would have until one (1) year from the last date you saw the negligent medical provider to file a lawsuit. There are also other nuances to the general one (1) year time limitation discussed above. For example: Where a person dies as a result of someone’s negligence, the Estate Representative (Executor or Administrator) of the deceased has one (1) year from the date of being appointed by the Probate Court to oversee the Estate to bring lawsuit on behalf of the deceased. This date cannot exceed two (2) years from the date of death, however. A spouse of a deceased may bring a claim for the loss of spousal consortium, but such claim must still be brought within one (1) year of the date of death. Where minors have been harmed, the parents or court-appointed Guardian may bring a suit on behalf of the minor up until the minor turns eighteen (18). The minor would then have up to one (1) year from the date of his/her eighteenth (18th) birthday to bring a lawsuit on his or her own behalf. If an individual is deemed disabled or mentally incompetent, the statute is tolled until the disability is removed.