Conway v. Sonntag

EISMANN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing a claim for medical malpractice on the ground that the action was barred by the statute of limitations. We hold that under the facts in the record, the statute of limitations had not expired.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On October 5, 1999, the defendant-respondent John R. Sonntag, M.D., (Dr. Sonntag) performed cataract surgery upon the plaintiff-appellant Lynda Conway. During the procedure, he punctured the posterior portion of the lens capsule of her left eye. As a result, she suffered increased intraocular pressure in that eye,…