Santana-Concepcion v. Centro Medico del Turabo, Inc.

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

This is a medical malpractice and informed consent case from Puerto Rico involving claims by the patient and her children. The district court held that the statute of limitations barred the claims brought by the patient and her adult children, granting summary judgment to the defendants on that basis. Given that the statute of limitations does not apply to minor children until they reach majority age, the district court addressed the merits of their malpractice and informed consent claims. Concluding that the “error of judgment” defense foreclosed malpractice liability…