Medical malpractice in Alabama
Last checked Aug 15, 2026 · LawyerUnc editorial. Educational only, not legal advice.
Elements
1
Provider-patient relationship
The defendant undertook to treat the patient.
2
Standard of care
What a reasonably careful similar provider would have done under similar circumstances.
3
Breach
The care fell below that standard.
4
Causation and injury
The breach more likely than not caused a compensable injury, not merely a bad outcome.
Burden of proof
Preponderance of the evidence, usually with expert testimony on the standard of care.
A Alabama fact pattern
Medical malpractice in alabama.
Statute of limitations
2 years
Ala. Code § 6-5-482
Two years from the act, omission, or neglect.
Repose: 4 years.
- Four-year outer wall from the act in most adult files.