Legal Opinion
Hancock v. Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hosp. Authority
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 2001PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · HolderJanice M. Holder, J.
in which E. RILEY ANDERSON, C.J., and FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, Jr. and WILLIAM M. BARKER, JJ, joined.
We granted appeal to determine 1) whether filial consortium losses are recoverable in wrongful death actions; and 2) whether the medical malpractice statute of repose, Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-26-116, bars the plaintiffs’ amendment to the complaint to include consortium damages. We hold that (1) filial consortium damages are recoverable under Tenn.Code Ann. § 20-5-113 in wrongful death actions; and (2) the plaintiffs’ amendment to the complaint to include consortium damages…
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