What is a cause of action for a plaintiff in a medical malpractice case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Engstrom v. Kallins, 49 Cal.App.4th 773, 56 Cal.Rptr.2d 842 (Cal. App. 1996):
"Generally, a cause of action accrues when, under the substantive law, the wrongful act is done and liability arises, i.e., when a suit may be brought. [Citations.]" (Menefee v. Ostawari (1991) 228 Cal.App.3d 239, 245, 278 Cal.Rptr. 805.) Under this
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