Murtha v. Cahalan

LARSON, Justice.

On September 5, 2003, Tamra Murtha sued the defendant medical providers for failure to properly diagnose and treat her breast cancer. The defendants moved for summary judgment, which the court granted on the basis the suit was barred by our medical-negligence statute of limitations, Iowa Code § 614.1(9) (2001). We reverse and remand.1

I. Facts and Prior Proceedings.

Tamra Murtha discovered a lump in her left breast through self-examination in the summer of 1997. On June 20, 1997, a mammogram revealed no evidence of breast malignancy. Murtha was referred to Dr. Cahalan for…