Opinion

Offerdahl v. University of Minnesota Hospitals & Clinics

  • 426 N.W.2d 425
  • 1988 Minn. LEXIS 162
  • 1988 WL 74450
Court
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Filed
Jul 22, 1988
Status
Published
Author
Yetka
On the bench
Popovich, Wahl, Yetka
Cited by
329 cases

holding that the single act exception applies when plaintiff’s claim rests solely upon the University’s negligence in failing to disclose the risks and the manufacturer’s recommendations associated with insertion of an IUD

How later courts described this case

  • holding that the single act exception applies when plaintiff’s claim rests solely upon the University’s negligence in failing to disclose the risks and the manufacturer’s recommendations associated with insertion of an IUD
  • concluding that where defendants failed to disclose risks associated with insertion of intrauterine device, claim accrued when plaintiff was hospitalized with disease caused by device
  • determining whether trial court erred in applying law and whether issue of fact exists on review of summary judgment
  • “Alleged negligence coupled with the alleged resulting damage is the gravamen in deciding the date when the cause of action accrues.” (emphasis added)

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

YETKA, Justice

(concurring in part, dissenting in part).

I concur in the view of Justice Wahl.

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.

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