June 08, 2022 | New York Law Journal
The Acoustic Neuroma Anomaly: The Need for a Legislative Fix to an Unintended Consequence of Lavern's Law in Cases Involving a Failure To Diagnose Non-Cancerous or Benign TumorsAs it stands today, and as it is unlikely to change without an act of the state legislature, a plaintiff who is the victim of blatant medical malpractice but does not become aware of it until after two-and-a-half years from the initial treatment date, will not have any recourse if the condition is not either cancer or a malignant tumor.
By Jeff S. Korek and Abe Melamed
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