Plaintiff brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Muenzen alleging he failed to properly diagnose and treat her late husband Robert's prostate cancer. It was disputed whether Dr. Muenzen informed Robert that blood tests in 2007 showed an elevated PSA level indicative of cancer. Robert was ultimately diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2009 and died in 2011. The trial court dismissed one count of the complaint but allowed claims for Robert's pain/suffering and plaintiff's loss of consortium to proceed, finding they were not time-barred under the state's Survivor Act since the lawsuit was filed within two years of Robert's death. However, the appellate panel reversed, finding that interpreting the Survivor Act in this way would invalidate other