Legal Opinion
Natalie Doyle v. Gerald A. Shubs, M.D.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 31, 1990No. 89-2109, 90-1035PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Per curiam
These are appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment rejecting a medical malpractice claim against Dr. Gerald A. Shubs as time barred. 1 All parties agree that Massachusetts law controls in this diversity action and that the statute of limitations governing medical malpractice claims requires that suit be brought within three years “after the cause of action accrues.” Mass.Gen.L. ch. 260, § 4 (1989). The parties also agree that Massachusetts follows a discovery rule, such that a cause of action for malpractice will not accrue “until a patient learns, or reasonably should have…
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