Foster v. Kootenai Medical Center

GUTIERREZ, Judge.

William L. Foster appeals from the denial of his motion to reconsider the grant of Kootenai Medical Center’s (“KMC”) motion for summary judgment. Specifically, Foster contends the district court erred in finding his claim letter submitted to the Idaho State Board of Medicine (“ISBM”) was insufficient notice under the Idaho Tort Claims Act (“the Act”). We affirm.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURE

On October 9, 2002, Dr. William H. Hall, assisted by nurses employed at KMC where the surgery took place, performed a radical prostatetectomy on Foster. Subsequently, Foster began experiencing…