Unruh v. Cacchiotti

¶1 This case concerns the proper interpretation of the 2006 statute of limitations and statute of repose applicable to claims for medical malpractice. Lisa Unruh filed a lawsuit against her orthodontist, Dr. Dino Cacchiotti, alleging that his negligent treatment when she was a minor resulted in her losing her teeth and undergoing extensive implant surgery. Cacchiotti moved for summary judgment under the statute of limitations and prevailed. At the Court of Appeals, Cacchiotti raised an alternative ground for dismissing Unruh’s claim based on the eight- year statute of repose. After requesting…