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Under Kentucky law, a plaintiff alleging medical malpractice is generally required to put forth expert testimony to show that (1) the defendant medical provider failed to conform to the standard of care and (2) that the alleged negligence proximately caused the injury.

Kentucky requires that any party wishing to bring a medical malpractice case must file the claim within one year after the cause of action accrued. [1] A medical malpractice cause of action ?accrues? when the medical malpractice is discovered or should have been discovered in the exercise of reasonable care.

There is a one year statute of limitations for medical malpractice claims in Kentucky. This limitation is found in Kentucky Revised Statute § 413.140(1)(e), which states: 413.140 Actions to be brought within one year.

The Basics Date of the malpractice; date the malpractice was discovered - are you within the Statute of Limitations? Many states, like Florida, have a Statue of Limitations that begins when the malpractice event should have been discovered.

Medical malpractice lawsuits, and all personal injury claims in Kentucky, need to be filed within one year of the accident or error in question. This deadline is known as the statute of limitations. If you did not learn of your injuries until a later date, the clock will start from the date of your diagnosis.

The injured patient must show that the physician acted negligently in rendering care, and that such negligence resulted in injury. To do so, four legal elements must be proven: (1) a professional duty owed to the patient; (2) breach of such duty; (3) injury caused by the breach; and (4) resulting damages.