Ramirez v. County of Los Angeles
Plaintiff underwent surgery to remove a tumor on her spine. Afterward, plaintiff could not walk, a common side effect of the surgery. The doctor told plaintiff she was fine, and with physical therapy, plaintiff would walk again. Plaintiff had a second surgery to correct a problem, a spinal leak, caused by the first surgery. Still, plaintiff could not walk. She was told again that she was doing well and that physical therapy would enable her to walk. After several months of physical therapy with no signs of improvement, plaintiff filed this action against a county medical center and her doctors, alleging medical malpractice. Trial court ruled the action was barred by the statute of limitations. Court reversed judment because a reasonable person would not have suspected wrongdoing.
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