California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Reynolds v. City of Los Angeles, 143 Cal.Rptr. 310, 76 Cal.App.3d 882 (Cal. App. 1978):
In Whitfield v. Roth, 10 Cal.3d 874, 112 Cal.Rptr. 540, 519 P.2d 588, a case applying Government Code section 911.2 to a claim of medical malpractice against a governmental entity, it was held that the period for filing a claim did not begin to run until discovery of (1) the injury, and (2) its negligent cause. The cause of action accrued only on discovery of both of these matters.
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