Question

Assume a doctor injects some medicine into Joe on May 1, 2008. Liver problems, traceable to the medicine, are first discovered by Joe on July 1, 2013, and could not have been reasonably discovered prior to that time. The last timely date for Joe's action in negligence and/or strict products liability against the manufacturer of the medicine would be? The last timely date for Joe's action in medical malpractice against the doctor would be?

Answer 1

The last timely date for Joe's action in negligence and/or strict products liability against the manufacturer of the medicine would be July 1, 2018. The last timely date for Joe's action in medical malpractice against the doctor would also be July 1, 2018.

Step-by-step explanation:

The last timely date for Joe's action in negligence and/or strict products liability against the manufacturer of the medicine would be 5 years after the discovery of the liver problems, which is July 1, 2018.

This is because the statute of limitations for negligence and strict products liability cases is generally 5 years from the date of injury or discovery of injury.

The last timely date for Joe's action in medical malpractice against the doctor would also be 5 years from the discovery of the liver problems, which is July 1, 2018.

This is because the statute of limitations for medical malpractice cases is also generally 5 years from the date of injury or discovery of injury.