Legal Opinion
Stempa v. Walgreen Co.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided May 4, 2001PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · SwineyD. Michael Swiney, J.
in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, J., joined. ■
Karen and John Stempa (“Plaintiffs”) sued several defendants after Karen Stempa allegedly suffered permanent hearing loss when she was prescribed and took Erythromycin. The Complaint was filed on May 1, 1998. Immediately after filing the Complaint, Plaintiffs’ original attorney instructed the court clerk not to issue any summonses “yet.” No summonses were issued until April 29, 1999, with all but one defendant being served on May 27, 1999. Defendants who were served filed motions to dismiss claiming Plaintiffs failed to comply with the…
3Cases cited7 opinions
- Nelson v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1999
- Cronin v. HoweTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
- Brooks v. BrooksTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
- Wilson v. Johnson CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1994
- Crosslin v. AlsupTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
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4Cited by12 opinions
- Faulks v. CrowderCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2002
- Slone v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2005
- Webb v. WernerCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2004
- Hopkins v. BRADLEY COUNTYCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2010
- Annie Davis v. Grange Mutual Casualty GroupCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2017
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