WHITE v. ZUBRES

No. SC 87991.

222 S.W.3d 272 (2007)

Philip WHITE, Appellant, v. Mark ZUBRES, D.O., et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

May 15, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick M. Martucci, Joplin, for Appellant.

David Overby, Jared D. Robertson, Brian D. Malkmus, Springfield, for Respondents.


MICHAEL A. WOLFF, Chief Justice.

When suing a physician after the two-year statute of limitations period, may a patient avoid summary judgment by asserting that his claim fits the statute's exception for "negligent failure to inform the patient of the results of medical tests"?

Facts

Philip White1, at age 57, was referred by his family physician to a hospital in July 1998 for a whole body bone scan due to some unexplained...

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