Knight v. Van Matre Rehabilitation Center, LLC

The issue raised in this appeal is whether the medical malpractice complaint of plaintiff, Leoda Knight, had to be dismissed when she failed to timely file a health care professional’s report. Given a change in the applicable law, we reverse the dismissal of plaintiffs complaint and remand this cause for further proceedings.

The facts relevant to resolving this appeal are as follows. Plaintiff was a resident of a health care facility operated by defendant Van Matre Rehabilitation Center, LLC. Defendant Dr. Skuli Agustsson was an employee of Van Matre. On or about June 12, 2007, plaintiff took…