Glascock v. Laserna

In this appeal of a tort action arising from an alleged wrongful birth, we consider the applicable statute of limitations for the parents’ claim to recover damages for expenses incurred in the care and treatment of their afflicted child.

This case was decided on a plea in bar in the trial court and for purposes of the plea, the facts stated in the plaintiffs’ motion for judgment were deemed true. During the period April 10, 1987 through November 27, 1987, Dr. Oscar M. Laserna, who practiced obstetrics and gynecology, treated Karen J. Glascock, who was then pregnant. Mrs. Glascock was a…