Legal Opinion
Arden v. Kozawa
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 5, 2015PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · LeeSharon G. Lee, C.J.
in which CORNELIA A. CLARK, GARY R. WADE, JEFFREY S. BIVINS, and HOLLY KIRBY, JJ., joined.
The primary issue presented is whether a health care liability case must be dismissed because the plaintiff sent the health care defendants pre-suit notice of the claim via a commercial carrier, FedEx, instead of using certified mail, return receipt requested, through the United States Postal Service. The defendants moved for summary judgment, asserting that the plaintiff failed to comply with the requirements of Tennessee Code Annotated sections 29-26-121(a)(3)(B) and (a)(4) (2012). The…
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