When a Tiburon medical visit leaves you worse off than before, it helps to know what actually counts as malpractice under California law. LawProactive can connect you at no cost with an independent attorney familiar with Marin County medical cases.
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Claim it before someone else doesTiburon residents typically travel to larger Marin County or San Francisco medical centers for hospital care, surgery, and specialist treatment, and most malpractice concerns trace back to those visits rather than to local clinics. Because California's MICRA law layers on specific rules — a discovery-based filing deadline, a 90-day pre-suit notice, and a requirement that a qualified medical expert review the case — sorting out whether a bad outcome was truly negligence takes more than a hunch. A poor result from surgery or a missed diagnosis isn't automatically malpractice; it has to fall below the accepted standard of medical care. LawProactive doesn't practice law or take a fee itself. We simply listen to what happened, gather the basics, and connect eligible Tiburon residents with an independent attorney who can evaluate the medical records and explain realistic next steps, at no upfront cost.
California generally gives one year from when you discovered the harm, but never more than three years from the injury itself. Missing either window can end a claim before it starts.
Before filing suit, California law requires sending the healthcare provider a 90-day notice of intent. An attorney can make sure this step is handled correctly and on time.
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Because a bad outcome alone isn't proof of malpractice, a qualified medical expert typically has to confirm the care fell below the accepted standard before a case can move forward.
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