Doris Hinkle v. Kindred Hospital

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE May 11, 2011 Session DORIS HINKLE, ET AL. v. KINDRED HOSPITAL, ET AL. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Davidson County No. 10C2397 Thomas W. Brothers, Judge No. M2010-02499-COA-R3-CV - Filed August 31, 2012 The widow of a man who suffered a devastating injury while undergoing a medical procedure in the defendant hospital filed suit against the hospital and the doctor who ordered the procedure, claiming medical malpractice, failure to obtain informed consent, and battery. The defendant hospital filed a motion for summary judgment, and the…