Martin v. Arthur

John F. Stroud, Jr., Judge.

Adams v. Arthur, 333 Ark. 53, 969 S.W.2d 598 (1998), our state supreme court reviewed twelve medical malpractice cases regarding implantation of the product Orthoblock in cervical spine surgeries. Ortho-block is the trade name for a hydroxylapatite manufactured by Calcitek, Inc. The twelve cases arose from the trial court’s granting summary judgment and its ruling that the claims were barred by the two-year limitations period of the Arkansas Medical Malpractice Act. We recently followed the dictates of the Adams court in Johnson v. Arthur, 65 Ark. App. 220, 986…