In this motion defendant moves to dismiss the claim as untimely filed. The claim seeks damages for the malpractice of physicians employed by the Downstate Medical Center while performing a sterilization procedure known as a bilateral tubal ligation. The surgery was performed on November 15 or 16, 1973 and the claim filed on November 8, 1976.
The operation consists of severing both fallopian tubes. During the summer of 1976...
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