Legal Opinion
Sherry Harper v. Bradley County, Tennessee
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided October 30, 2014No. E2014-00107-COA-R9-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., C.J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court,
in which D. MICHAEL SWINEY and JOHN W. McCLARTY, JJ., joined.
The issue presented on this appeal is whether a plaintiff who brings a health care liability action against a governmental entity under the Governmental Tort Liability Act (“the GTLA”) is entitled to the 120-day extension of the statute of limitations provided by Tenn.Code- Ann. § 29-26-121 (c)(Supp.2014) under the current version of the Health Care Liability Act (“the HCLA”). This inquiry focuses on the effect of the 2011 amendment to the HCLA that expressly…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Lee Medical, Inc. v. Paula BeecherTennessee Supreme Court · 2010
- Calvin Gray Mills, Jr. v. Fulmarque, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2012
- Limbaugh v. Coffee Medical CenterTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
- Lipscomb v. DoeTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- Doyle v. FrostTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Frances E. Miller Ex Rel. Arnold Edward Miller, Sr. v. Cookeville Regional Medical CenterCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2015