In general, it appears that Arizona has a three-year statute of limitations for medical malpractice claims. However, that may change if, for instance, you did not discover the injury until some time after the initial surgery for the kidney stone removal. Based on what you have written here, it seems like you may have known of the injury and thus, it is likely that the limitation period has expired. However, to be sure, you may want to call some Arizona attorneys who focus on medical malpractice or negligence claims. They can better assist you as they will be more familiar with Arizona's specific laws regarding this area of law. These claims are very difficult, time-consuming and expensive. They require an expert witness. Thus, you have have some difficulty finding an attorney to represent you regarding these injuries due to your potential expiration of limitation period. However, you should be able to find an attorney to give you the specific answer on the statute of limitations for this claim in Arizona. I hope this helps. Good luck.
NOTE: This response is general in nature and should not be considered legal advice. No attorney-client relationship exists or is formed by this information.
Answered on Mar 12th, 2012 at 4:24 PM