Eisner v. Fields

Sam Bird, Judge.

On May 12, 1999, this court handed down an unpublished opinion in this case in which we reversed the judge’s order granting appellee Ron Fields a new trial and dismissed the appeal. The appellee has filed a petition for rehearing, and, in response to that petition, we issue this substituted opinion and deny appellee’s petition.

Appellee Ron Fields filed a lawsuit against Fort Smith ophthalmologist Richard Eisner and his clinic, Equivision, Inc., contending that Dr. Eisner committed medical malpractice when he negligently performed bilateral radial keratotomy surgery on…