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MURTHA v. CAHALAN

No. 04-1727.

745 N.W.2d 711 (2008)

Tamra K. MURTHA, an individual, and Tamra K. Murtha, as Natural Mother and Next Friend of Erin Murtha, a minor, Appellant, v. Steven CAHALAN, an individual d/b/a Surgical Affiliates, P.C.; Paul Keller, an individual d/b/a Radiology, P.C.; Breast Center West; Robert Kollmorgen, an individual d/b/a The Iowa Clinic West Lakes, L.L.C.; and Gerald Baker, an individual d/b/a The Iowa Clinic West Lakes, L.L.C., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 22, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc A. Humphrey of Humphrey Law Firm, P.C., Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas J. Joensen and Jack Hilmes of Finley, Alt, Smith, Scharnberg, Craig, Hilmes & Gaffney, P.C., Des Moines, for appellees Steven Cahalan, Paul Keller, and Breast Center West.

Stacie M. Codr and Michael H. Figenshaw of Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C., Des Moines, for appellees Robert Kollmorgen and Gerald Baker.

LARSON, Justice.

On September 5, 2003, Tamra Murtha sued the defendant medical providers for failure to properly diagnose and treat her breast cancer. The defendants moved for summary judgment, which the court granted on the basis the suit was barred by our medical-negligence statute of limitations, Iowa Code § 614.1(9) (2001). We reverse and remand.1

I. Facts and Prior Proceedings.

Tamra Murtha discovered...

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