Joslyn v. Chang

On October 19, 1992, the heart and coronary artery of the plaintiffs’ infant daughter were unexpectedly punctured during surgery by the defendant doctors Anthony C. Chang and David P. Nelson at the defendant hospital (Children’s Hospital). The child suffered a significant loss of blood and died shortly thereafter. Approximately ten years later, in 2002, an action for malpractice was commenced pursuant to the wrongful death statute, G. L. c. 229. A judge in the Superior Court granted *345summary judgment in favor of the defendants on the ground that the suit was untimely filed under the applicable…