Thomson v. Zufari

Tom Glaze, Justice.

On March 6, 1992, appellee Munir Zufari, M.D., performed gastric bypass surgery on appellant Karla Thomson, and during the surgery, a portion of Thomson’s small bowel was mistakenly stapled. Complications later resulted and Thomson was required to undergo additional surgery. On March 4, 1994, two days short of the two-year statute of limitations provided under Ark. Code Ann. § 16-114-203(a) (Supp. 1995), Thomson filed a pro se complaint for medical malpractice against Zufari and two other parties. While under ARCP Rule 4(1) Thomson had until July 2, 1994, or 120 days after…