Lorelli v. Sood

Trieste Lorelli appeals from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to Dr. Sood on Lorelli’s claim of medical malpractice. Because the trial court correctly held that the Complaint was filed outside of the medical malpractice two-year statute of limitations, we affirm.

This case arose when Sood began treating Lorelli for an injury to his back. The injury occurred on May, 21, 1997, and approximately one week later, Lorelli had his first appointment with Dr. Sood. Sood gave Lorelli several epidurals but they did not help the pain and on July 10, 1997, Sood performed a laminectomy and discectomy on Lorelli. Lorelli stated that after the surgery, his pain increased and he could not walk or move his head. Lorelli said he ran a high fever and the incision from the surgery was infected, with pus coming out of the staples. Lorelli went to see another doctor, Dr. Javed, on September 3, 1997, because he was not healing from the surgery. Lorelli’s last appointment with Sood was on September 22, 1997, at which time Sood sent him to the Emory Spine Center.