Smith v. Boyett

We granted certiorari to clarify the elements of knowing concealment under the *510Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations1, and to determine whether the plaintiffs’ claim in this case should have survived imposition of summary judgment. We affirm the court of appeals, both in its holding that a plaintiff need not confront a doctor with discovered negligence and then be misled by that doctor in order to qualify for the knowing concealment exception to the statute of limitations; and in its determination that the plaintiffs have raised material issues of disputed fact that preclude imposition…