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WINN v. SUNRISE HOSP. & MEDICAL CENTER

No. 54251.

277 P.3d 458 (2012)

Tracy WINN, as Natural Parent and Guardian for the Minor Sedona Winn, Appellant, v. SUNRISE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER; Michael Ciccolo, M.D.; Clinical Technician Associates, LLC; Robert Twells, CCP; and Lee P. Steffen, CCP, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

May 31, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Harris Law Firm and Kerry L. Earley , Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Alverson Taylor Mortensen & Sanders and Shirley Blazich , David J. Mortensen , LeAnn Sanders , and Laura S. Lucero , Las Vegas, for Respondents Michael Ciccolo. M.D.; Clinical Technician Associates, LLC; Robert Twells, CCP; and Lee P. Steffen, CCP.

Hall Prangle & Schoonveld, LLC, and Kenneth M. Webster and Jonquil L. Urdaz , Las Vegas, for Respondent Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center.

Before the Court En Banc.

OPINION

By the Court, PARRAGUIRRE, J.:

Nevada's statute of limitations governing medical malpractice actions is NRS 41A.097. Subsection 2 of that statute provides that such actions must be filed within three years of the injury date and within one year of the injury's discovery. Both deadlines are tolled under subsection 3, however, when the health care provider has concealed information upon which the action is based.

In this appeal, we consider...

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