Legal Opinion

Nardone v. Reynolds

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 17, 1976No. 72-2264PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

The Nardones filed this medical malpractice suit in May 1971, more than five years after Nicholas Nardone’s treatment at and discharge from Jackson Memorial Hospital in Dade County, Florida. The District Court granted summary judgment for the several defendants1 on the basis that the claim was barred by the four-year statute of limitations applicable to Florida medical malpractice actions. FSA § 95.-11(4).2 Because the case presented important policy questions concerning Florida’s “discovery rule” and the meaning of the term “injury” as they affect commencement of…

2Cases cited24 opinions

The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
West v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
Perry O. Hooper, as Trustee in Bankruptcy of Consolidated American Industries, Inc. v. Mountain States Securities CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
Eusebio M. Martinez, Father of Jacqueline M. Martinez, a Minor, Deceased v. Jose Rodriquez and Antonio Rodriquez, D/B/A Ingram Court ApartmentsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
Bobby Jones Garden Apartments, Inc. v. F. R. SuleskiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by26 opinions

A. Ernest Fitzgerald v. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
Debora D. Gordon v. National Youth Work AllianceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
Silverberg v. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
Jones v. MilesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
Bob Springborn, Cross-Appellant v. American Commercial Barge Lines, Inc., Inland Tugs Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985

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