What is the limitation period for a claim in a medical malpractice action?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Wong v. Glendale Adventist Med. Ctr., B270492 (Cal. App. 2018):

here, the question presented concerns which limitations period applies, courts also must focus on the nature or gravamen of the claim, not the label or form of action the plaintiff selects." (Larson v. UHS of Rancho Springs, Inc. (2014) 230 Cal.App.4th 336, 347.)

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