Baker v. Farrand

[¶ 1] The question presented on report is whether we will recognize the continuing negligent treatment doctrine, which allows a patient to assert a cause of action for professional negligence based upon two or more related negligent acts or omissions by a health care provider or practitioner if some, but not all, of the acts or omissions occurred outside of the three-year statute of limitations period established by the Maine Health Security Act, 24 M.R.S. § 2902 (2010). The Superior Court (York County, Brennan, J.) declined to recognize the doctrine and accordingly granted a partial summary…