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Resource Links for Florida Drug Recalls and Medical Device Lawsuits:
- Florida Bad Drug Lawsuits & Florida Defective Medical Device Cases
- State of Florida Statute of Limitations
- Florida Medical Resources
- State of Florida Legal Resources
- Florida Law Libraries
- Legal Services for Florida Communities
Florida Bad Drug Lawsuits & Florida Defective Medical Device Cases
Defective medical devices (hip and knee implants) and prescription medications contribute to the injury, illness and death of patients every year. This is because pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers often place profits well ahead of consumer safety and the efficiency of the products they bring to market. The physical, emotional and financial impacts of the injuries that these products cause have led to the increasing numbers of Florida bad drug lawsuits and Florida defective medical device cases.
The link resources listed below help victims and survivors who of lost a loved one in determining whether they have ample proof and evidence to file a claim for financial compensation against every party who caused their harm. The information includes the Florida statute of limitations, medical resources, legal resources, state associations and how to contact an attorney.
State of Florida Statute of Limitations
Florida Civil Statute of Limitations Laws — Code Provisions (Section 768.28(6)(a))
The Florida statute of limitations code limits the amount of time injured party has to file a lawsuit in the state. The legislature has placed different deadlines on the type of case the victim wants to file. Failing to file the required documentation in the appropriate courthouse before the expiration of the statute of limitations usually voids the victim’s legal opportunity to seek financial compensation.
- Personal Injury / Negligence – 4 Years
- Product Liability – 4 Years
- Wrongful Death – 2 Years “from date of death. (Florida’s delayed discovery rule found not to apply to extend accrual date in wrongful death action brought by family of decedent against manufacturer of insecticide, alleging that insecticide sprayed in decedent’s neighborhood caused decedent’s death; a plain reading of the statutory text demonstrated that the delayed discovery rule applied only to products liability actions, not wrongful death actions.)”
- Medical Malpractice – 2 Years “with discovery rule (maximum 4 years from the malpractice). SOL applies to minors 8 and older. Infant must bring suit by 8th birthday or within SOL whichever is greater. (When nature of bodily damage that occurs during medical treatment is such that, in and of itself, it communicates possibility of medical negligence, then statute of limitations begins to run; however, if there is nothing about injury that would communicate to reasonable lay person that injury is more likely the result of some failure of medical care than a natural occurrence that can arise in absence of medical negligence, knowledge of injury itself does not necessarily trigger running of statute of limitations.)”
- Intentional Torts – 4 Years (in typical cases)
Florida Medical Resources
- Florida Board of Medicine
- Florida Department of Public Health
- Florida Office of Attorney General – Consumer Protection
State of Florida Legal Resources
- Florida Supreme Court Library
500 S Duval St
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 922-5520
- Hillsborough Law Library
James L Lunsford Law Library
701 E Twiggs St
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 272-5818
- Okaloosa County Law Library
1250 Eglin Pkwy
Shalimar, FL 32579
(850) 651-7256
- Volusia County Law Library
Volusia County Clerk of the Circuit Court
101 N Alabama Ave
Deland, FL 32724
(386) 822-5769
- Indian River County Law Library
2000 16th Ave #119
Vero Beach, FL 32960
(772) 770-5157
- Pinellas County Law Library
324 S Ft Harrison Ave
Clearwater, FL 33756
(727) 464-3411
- Escambia County Law Library
190 W Government St
Pensacola, FL 32502
(850) 595-4468
- Polk County Law Library
255 N Broadway Ave
Bartow, FL 33830
(863) 534-4013
- Lee County Law Library
Lee County Clerk of Court
1700 Monroe St
Fort Myers, FL 33901
(239) 533-9195
- Rupert J Smith Law Library
Clerk of the Circuit Court
St. Lucie County
221 S Indian River Dr.
Fort Pierce, FL 34950
- Broward County Law Library
201 SE 1st Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954) 831-6226
- Marion County Law Library
110 NW 1st Ave #1
Ocala, FL 34475
(352) 401-7841
- Seminole County Law Library
112 N Hood Ave
Sanford, FL 32771
(407) 665-4576
- Dade County Law Library
Miami-Dade County Courthouse
73 W Flagler St # 301
Miami, FL 33130
(305) 349-7548
- Alachua County Law Library
201 E University Ave
Gainesville, FL 32601
(352) 374-3659
- Sarasota County Law Library
2050 Adams Ln
Sarasota, FL 34237
(941) 861-8191
- Duval County Law Library
330 E Bay St #102
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 630-2560
- Volusia County Law Library
Volusia County Courthouse Annex
125 Orange Ave # 208
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
(386) 257-6041
- Martin County Law Library
2351 SE Monterey Rd
Stuart, FL 34996
(772) 221-1427
- Bay County Law Library
Bay County Courthouse
898 W. 11th Street
Panama City, FL 32401
(850) 747-5323
State, County and City Bar Associations
- The Florida Bar
651 E Jefferson St
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 561-5600
- Brevard County Bar Association
2627 W Eau Gallie Blvd
Melbourne, FL 32935
82.37 miles
(321) 254-8801
- Broward County Bar Association
1051 SE 3rd Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
(954) 764-8040
- Clearwater Bar Association
800 Drew St
Clearwater, FL 33755
(727) 461-4869
- Coral Gables Bar Association
PO Box 140189
Coral Gables, FL 33114
- Cuban American Bar Association
201 Alhambra Circle Ste 1205
Coral Gables, FL 33134-5107
(786) 210-5984
- Jacksonville Bar Association
1 Independent Drive, Suite 2201
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 399-4486
- Lee County Bar Association
2077 1st St Ste 207
Fort Myers, FL 33901
(239) 334-0047
- Osceola County Bar Association
PO Box 451615
Kissimmee, FL 34745
info@osceolabar.org
- South Palm Beach County Bar Association
9858 Glades Rd Ste 189
Boca Raton, FL 33434
(561) 482-3838
- Volusia County Bar Association
327 S Palmetto Ave
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
- Collier County Bar Association
3315 Tamiami Trail E
Naples, FL 34112
(239) 252-8711
- Dade County Bar Association
123 NW 1st Ave Ste 214
Miami, FL 33128
(305) 371-2220
info@dadecountybar.org
- Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association
216 S Tarragona St Ste B
Pensacola, FL 32502
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
1610 N Tampa St
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 221-7777
- Orange County Bar Association
880 N Orange Ave
Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 422-4551
- Palm Beach County Bar Association
1507 Belvedere Rd
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
(561) 687-2800
info@palmbeachbar.org
- Sarasota County Bar Association
PO Box 507
Sarasota, FL 34230
(941) 861-8180
scba@sarasotabar.com
- St. Petersburg Bar Association
PO Box 172
Saint Petersburg, FL 33713
(727) 823-7474
- Tallahassee Bar Association
PO Box 813
Tallahassee, FL 32302
(850) 702-5008
Legal Services for Florida Communities
Competent personal injury legal teams are available to handle your Florida bad drug lawsuit, medical malpractice case, or Florida defective medical device compensation claim. These attorney service every Florida community, urban center and rural area including:
- Jacksonville
- Miami
- Tampa
- St. Petersburg
- Hialeah
- Orlando
- Fort Lauderdale
- Tallahassee
- Hollywood
- Pembroke Pines