Legal Opinion
Cummings v. X-Ray Associates of New Mexico, P. C.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided May 31, 1996No. 22246PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANCHINI, Justice.
1. This case concerns the proper interpretation of Section 41-5-13 from the Medical Malpractice Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 41-5-1 to -29 (Repl.Pamp.1989 & Cum.Supp.1995), which requires a claim for medical malpractice be “filed within three years after the date that the act of malpractice occurred.” Andrea Cummings filed a malpractice claim against X-Ray Associates for failing to properly diagnose a cancerous mass in her lung. We conclude that the limitation period in Section 41-5-13 is constitutional and that Cummings’ malpractice claim is barred by the statutory three-year…
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