Christiana Hospital v. Fattori
Supreme Court of Delaware
1Opinion of the Court
WALSH, Justice:
This is an interlocutory appeal from the Superior Court in a medical malpractice action. The Appellees/Plaintiffs-below, the wife, son and the Estate of Samuel Fattori, deceased (the “Fattoris”), asserted claims against various hospital and physician defendants (collectively, the “Defendants”) arising out of the death of Samuel Fattori in 1993. The Defendants moved to dismiss the Fattor-is’ complaint on statute of limitations grounds. The Superior Court denied the motion but certified an interlocutory appeal of its ruling that the Delaware savings statute, 10 Del. C. § 8118, is…
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