ancy Wildes Smith v. John R. Paquette, DMD

Syllabus

The plaintiff, Nancy Wildes Smith, appealed from a Superior Court entry of summary judgment in favor of the defendants, John R. Paquette, DMD, and Warwick Family Dental Group Two, Inc., based on the statute of limitations for medical malpractice actions. On appeal, the plaintiff argued that her claim was timely and that the hearing justice improperly applied the \discovery rule\ to her malpractice claims against the defendants. <br><br>The Supreme Court held that the plaintiff's claims were barred by the applicable statute of limitations. Accordingly, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Superior Court. <br>