Medved v. Glenn

PARRISH, Justice:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 In this case, we are asked to determine whether plaintiff Jamie Medved may assert a cause of action for present and future damages resulting from the failure to diagnose her breast cancer, when the future damages are based on the mere possibility that her cancer will recur. The court of appeals held that Ms. Medved cannot file suit unless and until she has experienced a recurrence of her cancer. We reverse.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In August 1997, Ms. Medved visited her gynecologist, Dr. C. Joseph Glenn, after discovering a lump in her right breast. Although Dr. Glenn…