Orlando medical malpractice lawyers. The chart tells the story.

The lawsuit must be started within 2 years of the incident, or of when it was or should have been discovered, and in no event later than 4 years after the incident (opens in a new tab). The notice of intent must be served within those time limits (opens in a new tab). Where fraud or concealment prevented discovery of the injury, the period runs 2 years from when the injury was or should have been discovered, and in no event beyond 7 years from the incident (opens in a new tab). For a child, the statute says only that the 4-year and 7-year limits do not bar a claim brought on or before the child’s eighth birthday (opens in a new tab), and that clause does not mention the 2-year period.

No. By statute, the existence of a medical injury does not create any inference or presumption of negligence (opens in a new tab). The patient must prove a breach of the prevailing professional standard of care (opens in a new tab) and that it caused the injury.

Ask in writing for the complete record. A Florida health care practitioner must, on request of the patient or the patient’s legal representative, furnish copies of the records in a timely manner, without delays for legal review (opens in a new tab). For psychiatric, psychological or psychotherapy records the practitioner may provide a report of examination and treatment (opens in a new tab) in place of copies. A hospital must also furnish copies in a timely manner, on a written request made after discharge (opens in a new tab). Its charge for paper copies may not exceed $1 per page, with up to $1 more for each year of records requested, plus sales tax and postage (opens in a new tab).

Yes. The rules follow the provider and the kind of care. What a government body can be made to pay is limited, in the 2026 statutes, to no more than $200,000 to one person or $300,000 for one incident (opens in a new tab) without a further act of the Legislature. A claim against the United States over negligent care by a federal employee goes to the agency before any court, and it is barred unless presented in writing to the appropriate federal agency within two years after it accrues (opens in a new tab). The rules are different for a service member and for care by a contractor, and they are on the Florida law page. Some birth injuries are handled outside the courts, by a state plan that pays on a no-fault basis (opens in a new tab). The pages on birth injuries and on the courts and public providers set out what that means in Orlando.

Nothing. The case evaluation is free, and there is no fee unless we win.