Bradley v. Ragheb

WIEAND, Judge:

In this medical malpractice action based upon an alleged failure to make prompt diagnosis of cancer, the trial court entered summary judgment in favor of the defendant physician because the action was barred by the two year statute of limitations set forth at 42 Pa.C.S. § 5524(2). On appeal, the patient contends that the trial court failed to make proper application of the discovery rule. After careful review, we affirm the judgment entered by the trial court.

When Darlene Bradley consulted Dr. Joseph Ragheb in early July, 1988, she informed him that she had a lump in her breast.…