Medical malpractice is dismissed due to statute of limitations does this imply that the defendant exonerated?

[deangelo51]

No - the defendant is not "exonerated" (meaning adjudged that they "did not commit" malpractice). The issue is merely not "adjudicated" (meaning they are not going to consider the issue because it was filed too long after you knew about it / should have filed).

[arber47]

It means that too much time has elapsed since time of discovery and the present. The defendant's attorney probably pointed this out to the judge. The case is dismissed because too much time has elapsed. There was no trial based on the evidence.

[pete]

The time for filing a suit ran out. No guilt or liability is decided.

[zackary42]

Nope, it just means that the injured party is prevented from brining the case. nothing more

[caspar99]

He could still have malpracticed. There is no exoneration as the matter was dismissed on a technicality. However, if an attorney was handling the claim, he could be liable for malpractice for failure to file within the statue.