SISSON v. LHOWE

SJC-10809.

460 Mass. 705 (2011)

RICHARD SISSON, JR., administrator, & others v. DAVID W. LHOWE & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

October 6, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Barylick , for the plaintiffs.

Charles P. Reidy, III , for the defendants.

Present: IRELAND, C.J., SPINA, CORDY, GANTS, & DUFFLY, JJ.


DUFFLY, J.

Following the death of Richard Sisson Jr.'s wife, Dawn Sisson, from osteosarcoma, the plaintiffs amended their complaint for medical malpractice in a pending action against the defendants, Dr. David W. Lhowe and Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, Inc., to include a claim for wrongful death. The wrongful death claim in the amended complaint was dismissed as time barred pursuant to G. L. c. 260, § 4 (statute of repose), and the plaintiffs...

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