Kastle v. Salem Hospital

This appeal concerns the application of the statute of limitations to a complaint for medical malpractice involving newly added defendants. Plaintiff alleged that negligent treatment of low sodium levels in his blood serum caused him to develop a neurological disorder, central pontine myelinolysis (CPM). Invoking ORCP 21 A(9),1 defendants moved to dismiss the complaint as barred by the statute of limitations for medical negligence, ORS 12.110(4).2 Plaintiff moved to amend the complaint to plead delayed discovery of his claim and to plead a disabling mental condition, which would toll the…