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Good Samaritan laws relieve medical professionals from liability for ordinary negligence when they stop and render aid to victims in emergency situations. Under the fireman's rule, a fireman who is injured while putting out a fire may not sue the party whose negligence caused the fire.
Letâs start with medical malpractice casesâcases in which the victim, a patient, has suffered injury or death due to the negligence of a medical practitioner, healthcare provider, etc. In Florida, the statute of limitations for medical malpractice cases is 2 years. That means that after the negligent incident in questionâbotched surgery, faulty diagnosis, negligent prescription, etc.âthe patient has only two years, or 24 months, before then must initiate legal proceedings against the negligent party.