· 10/8/2002
Piselli v. 75th Street Medical
Citations
- 808 A.2d 508
- 371 Md. 188
- 2002 Md. LEXIS 780
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that both the three- and five-year statutory periods must be tolled during a plaintiffs minority
- holding that both the three- and five-year statutory periods must be tolled during a plaintiff’s minority
- holding unconstitutional in a medical malpractice suit a statute of limitations which provided that the limitations period began to run before the minor attained the age of majority
- observing that Article 19 “generally prohibits unreasonable restrictions upon traditional remedies or access to the courts” (emphasis added)
- stating that “we have held that Article 19 does not require the recognition of a new tort cause of action which has never previously been recognized in Maryland”
- disregarding assertion that injury was discovered earlier than stated in the certification order
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Judges: Bell
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