The following excerpt is from Gabbard v. U.S., 892 F.2d 82 (9th Cir. 1989):
As we stated in Colleen v. United States, 843 F.2d 329, 331 (9th Cir.1987), the date a plaintiff first discovers the existence and cause of an injury is a question of fact reviewed under the clearly erroneous standard. The date a plaintiff reasonably should have discovered the existence and cause of an injury is a mixed question of law and fact, also reviewed under the clearly erroneous standard. Id.
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