NY: Revised Lavern’s Law Approved by Legislature

A scaled-back version of Lavern’s Law, adopting the discovery rule, has passed the legislature in New York.  The approved bill is more modest than the proposed bill in two ways.  First, it only applies to med mal cases involving cancer.  Second, the change is prospective only; there is no one-year window to revive past cases.  Thus, the family of the bill’s namesake, Lavern Wilkinson, would not be able to sue pursuant to it.  Governor Cuomo, who supported the original bill, will review the bill as approved.  The Daily News has the story.