last treatment rule

last-treatment rule. The doctrine that, for an ongoing physician–patient relationship, the statute of limitations on a medical-malpractice claim begins to run when the treatment stops or the relationship ends. [Cases: Limitation of Actions 55(3). C.J.S. Limitations of Actions §§ 159, 166, 171–175; Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers § 108.]

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双语律师Jenna，国际知名法学院环境法专业，擅长翻译各类与环境、社会及管治 (ESG)相关的法律文件。