Blanchette v. Barrett

The principal issue in this medical malpractice case is whether the “continuous treatment” or “continuing course of conduct” doctrine tolls the repose section of the statute of limitations, General Statutes § 52-584,1 which disallows any action brought more than three years from the date of a physician's álleged misconduct. The named plaintiff, Evelyn E. Blanchette,2 filed a complaint charging the defendant, *259Frederick C. Barrett, a physician, with having negligently failed to exercise reasonable medical care in his diagnosis and treatment of her breast condition, which was subsequently found…