Practice point: Generally, a cause of action alleging medical malpractice accrues on the date of the alleged wrongful act or omission, and the statute of limitations begins running on that date.
Students should note that when the patient is undergoing a continuous course of treatment for the same condition or complaint that gives rise to the lawsuit, the statute of limitations will not begin to run until the end of the course of treatment.
The case is Udell v. Naghavi, NY Slip Op 01997 (2d Dept. 2011
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