Q: I first have to ask why? Tx will allow me 5 yrs to charge a man with robbing my house. But a doctor can
Overpump me with inducing meds till I rupture killing baby and I. Leaving broken parts inside causing terrible pain and years of torture and irreparable damage to my health though I have no clue for years later cause I’m no doc…….. how come I can only do something for two years ?????
A:
The two-year period starts from the day you knew or should have known (if you had looked into your symptoms to see what was wrong) that the doctor had left something inside you, not from the date that the doctor actually left the parts in you. In other words, it is 2 years after you discovered that there was a problem (or would have discovered if you had looked).
To answer your question, there are simply different reasons for having different timeframes. You just have to learn which timeframe applies to your situation. Considering that all criminal cases have to be brought by the government (i.e. 1000s of crimes and all the accused need to have speedy trials), maybe the government simply needs more time. For personal injury cases, there are few reasons a person cannot file a lawsuit within 2 years after they realized they have a claim. The law also has different situations in which the 2-year can be extended.
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