Opinion ID: 852413
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: standard of review

Text: This Court applies the same standard as the trial court when reviewing a grant of summary judgment; summary judgment is to be affirmed only if there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. Row v. Holt, 864 N.E.2d 1011, 1013 (Ind.2007). All facts established by the designated evidence, and all reasonable inferences from them, are to be construed in favor of the nonmoving party. Naugle v. Beech Grove City Sch., 864 N.E.2d 1058, 1062 (Ind. 2007). A medical malpractice defendant who asserts the statute of limitations as an affirmative defense bears the burden of establishing that the action was commenced beyond that statutory period. Boggs v. Tri-State Radiology, Inc., 730 N.E.2d 692, 695 (Ind.2000). Once that is established, the burden shifts to the plaintiff to establish an issue of fact material to a theory that avoids the defense. Id.