Does the statute of limitations apply to medical malpractice?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Winn v. U.S., 593 F.2d 855 (9th Cir. 1979):
In Ashley v. United States, 413 F.2d 490 (9th Cir. 1969), this court held that a medical malpractice claim accrues, and the federal statute of limitations begins to run, at the time of the injury if plaintiff knows of the negligence. This court said:
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