Maher v. County of Alameda

Opinion

MARGULIES, Acting P. J.

Surgeons implanted a biliary stent in plaintiff Brendan Maher during emergency abdominal surgery in 1996. Maher alleges he was unaware of the stent’s placement until it was discovered and removed in August 2010 after he sought treatment for abdominal pain. In April 2011, Maher sued the health care providers who treated him in 1996 and 1997 for professional negligence in not timely removing the stent, or informing him of its placement and the fact it was designed to be temporary. Defendants successfully demurred on statute of limitations grounds, and Maher appeals…