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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Steigmann finds that the lower court improperly dismissed a medical negligence suit stemming from her treatment for a severe nosebleed. During the treatment, a doctor left impacted gauze in the patient's nasal cavity causing severe pain and swelling. A genuine issue of material fact exists as to whether the patient should have known by May 1, 2020 that the leftover gauze was the cause of her symptoms, which would make her complaint untimely, or if her discovery came later. Reversed.
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