Will Gov. Cuomo Sign Lavern’s Law?

Yes, a real case. Yes, the x-ray hangs in my office. There is one bill on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s desk from last year. Just. One. Bill. There were 606 bills that passed by both of New York’s legislative houses. All have been signed, or vetoed. Except for Lavern’s Law. A law that Cuomo previously stated that he supported and would sign. It was finally sent to the Governor during the holiday week for signature. He has 30 days to sign it. As I bang on this keyboard, it sits on his desk. Lavern’s Law, for those that don’t know, mimics the law in 44 other states, extending the statute of limitations in certain medical malpractice cases from the time the discovery of malpractice was made, or could reasonably have been made, instead of when it occurred In the final hours dickering over the bill, it was watered down to apply only to cancer cases, leaving all other “failure to diagnose” cases, where the patient didn’t even know s/he…

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