Legal Opinion
MILLER EX REL. MILLER v. Dacus
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided August 17, 2007PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · BarkerWilliam M. Barker, C.J.
in which JANICE M. HOLDER, CORNELIA A. CLARK, and GARY R. WADE, JJ. joined.
In 2003, the Plaintiff through her mother and next friend brought a medical malpractice suit in federal district court against the obstetrician for injuries sustained by the Plaintiff during her birth in 1993, alleging both medical negligence and lack of informed consent. The district court dismissed the lack of informed consent claim on summary judgment, ruling that a child born alive does not have an independent action for lack of informed consent. On appeal, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth…
3Cases cited16 opinions
- Shadrick v. CokerTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
- Blanchard v. KellumTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
- Cardwell v. BechtolTennessee Supreme Court · 1987
- Calaway Ex Rel. Calaway v. SchuckerTennessee Supreme Court · 2006
- Planned Parenthood of Middle Tennessee v. SundquistTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
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4Cited by6 opinions
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- Teresa Grimes Kidd v. James Q. DickersonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2020
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