Herron v. Anigbo
Indiana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 45A03-0608-CV-378.
BOEHM, Justice.
The Indiana Medical Malpractice Act provides for an occurrence-based statute of limitations, i.e., a medical malpractice claim must be filed within two years after the act or omission alleged to constitute malpractice. We have held that the statute is constitutional on its face but may violate the Indiana Constitution if applied to a plaintiff who despite exercise of reasonable diligence does not learn of the injury or malpractice before the period expires. We elaborate what exercise of reasonable…
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