NY: Med Mal Discovery Rule Bill

Yesterday I posted about New York’s sexual assault statute of limitations.  Another bill in front of the legislature involves the med mal statute of limitations, specifically whether the discovery rule should be adopted.  Currently, New York’s 2 1/2-year statute begins to run when the negligence is committed.  The bill, named Lavern’s Law after a woman who died in 2013, would toll the statute until discovery, but leave the length at 2 1/2 years.  New York is 1 of only 6 states without the discovery rule for med mal cases.  The New York Daily News has the story, focusing on a tragic case.