Pearson v. BOINES, MD’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
December 1986
most recently cited
1 district · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Layton v. Allen · Bradford, Inc. v. Travelers Indemnity Company · Lembert v. Gilmore
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“No action for the recovery of damages upon a claim against a health care provider for personal injury, including personal injury which results in death, arising out of malpractice shall be brought after the expiration of 2 years from the date upon which such injury occurred; provided, however, that ... [sjolely in the event of personal injury the occurrence of which, during such period of 2 years, was unknown to and could not in the exercise of reasonable diligence have been discovered by the injured person, such action may be brought prior to the expiration of 3 years from the date upon which such injury occurred, and not thereafter....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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