Whorton v. Dixon

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

In this appeal, Appellant Karen Mauldin Whorton (“Whorton”) challenges the constitutionality of Ark. Code Ann. § 16-114-207(3) (1987), which precludes a medical care provider from having to give expert testimony against himself or herself as to any matters set forth in Ark. Code Ann. § 16-114-206 (1987) regarding the plaintiffs burden ofproofin an action for medical injury. The circuit court rejected Whorton’s constitutional challenge below. In her sole point on appeal, Whorton argues that section 16-114-207 (3) violates the equal protection clauses of the…