The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday split 4 to 3 in ruling against an AIDS patient whose doctors allegedly misdiagnosed his condition for years.
Even though Derek Canas’ parents filed the suit on their son’s behalf less than a year after doctors diagnosed him with AIDS, the state Supreme Court ruled that the two-year statute of limitations and five-year statute of repose for medical malpractice claims barred the suit.
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