In 2023, you had a chest X-ray at a Manhattan hospital because of a nagging cough that wouldn't quit. The radiologist's report mentioned a "small nodule," but nobody called you, nobody ordered a follow-up CT scan, and your primary doctor chalked it up to bronchitis. Three years later, you're sitting in an oncologist's office hearing the words "stage IV." Under New York's old malpractice rules, your lawsuit might have been dead before you even knew you were sick. Lavern's Law