Legal Opinion
Carmichael v. Beller
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 2, 1996No. 81964PublishedCited by 323 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVENDER, Justice.
We hold that a malpractice suit against a doctor and clinic for harm alleged to have occurred during treatment of a patient’s right leg is not barred by a general release given to original tortfeasor(s) allegedly responsible for initially injuring the leg. Under the teachings of Moss v. City of Oklahoma City, 897 P.2d 280 (Okla.1995), to the extent the original tortfeasor(s), the doctor and clinic share a common liability for patient’s injuries, 12 O.S.1991, § 832(H)(1), a part of the Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act (UCATA) applies, and because the involved…
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