Chapter 4.E.1: Statutes of Limitations

For more on statutes of limitations in medical malpractice cases, see Peter Zablotsky, From A Whimper to A Bang: The Trend Toward Finding Occurrence Based Statutes of Limitations Governing Negligent Misdiagnosis of Diseases with Long Latency Periods Unconstitutional, 103 Dick. L. Rev. 455 (1999); Terry L. Jacobson & Kevin L. Wentz, A Lawyer Has to Know His/her Limitations -- the Statute of Limitations in Medical Malpractice Cases: A Constitutional Compromise, 23 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 769 (1992).

Notes: Statutes of Limitations and Repose

Note 1. Discovery Rule.

For discussion of the discovery rule and its variations, see Neal F. Eggeson, Snatching Confusion from the Jaws of Clarity: The Puzzling Evolution of the Discovery Rule, 8 Ind. Health L. Rev. 95 (2011); Lillian M. Spiess, No Adequate Recompense for Destruction: The Constitutionality of the New York Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations As Applied to Misdiagnosis of Latent Disease, 24 Touro L. Rev. 167 (2008).