MORETTO v. SAMARITAN HEALTH SYSTEM

No. 1 CA-CV 99-0049.

8 P.3d 380 (2000)

198 Ariz. 192

Edward MORETTO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SAMARITAN HEALTH SYSTEM, an Arizona corporation; authorized and d/b/a/ Havasu Samaritan Regional Hospital, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

July 25, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith S. Knochel, Bullhead City, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Fadell, Cheney & Burt, P.L.L.C. By Brian R. Burt, Phoenix, for Defendant-Appellee.


OPINION

FIDEL, Judge.

¶ 1 This medical malpractice lawsuit arises from a back injury that Plaintiff Edward Moretto sustained at Havasu Samaritan Regional Hospital while undergoing physical therapy for an industrial injury to his knee. The trial court entered summary judgment for Defendant Samaritan Health System, which administers the hospital, concluding that Moretto had relinquished his claim against Samaritan by failing to pursue it within statutory...

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