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Meta Crow
v.
Sarvenaz Jabbari, M.D.
Appellant
Meta Crow
Appellee
Sarvenaz Jabbari, M.D.
Attorney for the Appellant
Jason S. Rieper
Attorney for the Appellee
Frederick T. Harris and Jeffrey R. Kappelman
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Johnson County, Chad A. Kepros, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and May and Greer, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, P.J. (9 pages)
Meta Crow contends the district court was wrong in finding she waited too long to file her medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Sarvenaz Jabbari. Crow asks us to reverse the summary judgment, urging that a genuine issue of material fact exists as to the date she was on notice of her claimed injury and its cause in fact. Crow also argues we should find that her designated experts are qualified to address the standard of care. OPINION HOLDS: Because no reasonable fact finder could conclude that Crow filed her lawsuit within two years of when she was on notice of her injury caused by an alleged misdiagnosis, the statute of limitations barred her action. Next, because the statute bars her claim, we need not reach the expert-opinion issue.
