Legal Opinion
Perri Frame v. Millinocket Regional Hospital
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 3, 2013No. Docket Pen-12-322PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
[¶ 1] Perri Frame appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Pe-nobscot County, Anderson J.) dismissing her unsworn notice of claim, filed pursuant to the Maine Health Security Act (MHSA or Act), 24 M.R.S. § 2903(1)(A) (2012), on the ground that the defective notice failed to toll the applicable statute of limitations. We clarify the effect of a change in the MHSA and conclude that Frame should be permitted to amend her notice of claim pursuant to M.R. Civ. P. 15 and to have the amendment relate back to the original filing date. Accordingly, we vacate the judgment and remand for…
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