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North Carolina appeals court to hear dismissed gender-transition malpractice lawsuit

Fox News reports that a detransitioner's dismissed lawsuit will proceed to appellate arguments following changes to state limitation rules.

The short version

  • Prisha Mosley is challenging a trial court's dismissal of her malpractice and fraud lawsuit against medical providers who oversaw her gender transition.[Fox News]
  • The North Carolina Court of Appeals scheduled oral arguments for Sept. 29 under a 2025 statute that lengthened filing deadlines for transition-related malpractice cases.[Fox News]
  • A lower court judge dismissed the claims in August 2025 notwithstanding the revised state legislation.[Fox News]

Key facts

  • Prisha Mosley sued medical providers for fraud and malpractice over hormone prescriptions received at 17 and a double mastectomy at 18.[Fox News]
  • In 2025, North Carolina lawmakers overrode a veto by Governor Josh Stein to extend the statute of limitations on gender transition malpractice claims.[Fox News]
  • A state trial judge dismissed Mosley's case with prejudice in August 2025 despite the enacted statute.[Fox News]
  • The North Carolina Court of Appeals scheduled oral arguments for the appeal on Sept. 29.[Fox News]

What remains uncertain

  • How the North Carolina Court of Appeals will rule on applying the 2025 statutory extension to Mosley's dismissed lawsuit remains unresolved.[Fox News]

Sources

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