Parham, an assistant state attorney, suffered injuries in a slip-and-fall in the Hillsborough County Courthouse, requiring surgery completed on Jan. 29, 1991. Parham sued his physicians for malpractice on April 17, 1995, contending that his suit was not barred by either the 2-year statute of limitations or the 4-year statute of repose because he had filed for legal extensions. The trial judge dismissed the suit, but the Second District Court reinstated it. The District Court also certified a question asking the Supreme Court whether extensions of time apply to a statute of repose.