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Sooner is better than later when it comes to contacting a lawyer

If you are thinking about talking to a lawyer about a possible medical negligence case that occured in Pittsburgh, Uniontown, Beaver or any other place in Pennsylvania, the sooner you contact the lawyer, the better.  Speaking to a lawyer sooner rather than later is better for a couple of reasons.  The first reason is the statute of limitations.  As a general rule, the Pennsylvania statute of limitations gives you two years from the date of the medical malpractice to file suit.  If you wait a year and a half to contact a lawyer, that gives the lawyer only six months to investigate the matter before the statute runs.  Six months is not a lot of time to complete a thorough investigation of a potential medical malpractice suit for failure to diagnosis breast cancer or cerebral palsy.  The second reason it's better to contact a lawyer sooner rather than later is that memories fade over time.  The sooner a lawsuit is brought, the sooner witnesses to the negligence can be interviewed under oath.  The sooner these witnesses are interviewed, the more they will remember about what happened.  So remember:  if you are thinking about talking to a lawyer, the sooner you do that the better, for you and your potential case.

If you think you may have a medical malpractice case,  please call us directly at 412-471-4300 or 800-350-6161, or click here.

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