Legal Opinion
Eddie C. Pratcher, Jr. v. Methodist Healthcare Memphis Hospitals
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 28, 2013No. W2011-01576-SC-S09-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON November 8, 2012 Session Heard at Memphis EDDIE C. PRATCHER, JR. v. METHODIST HEALTHCARE MEMPHIS HOSPITALS ET AL. Appeal by Permission from the Circuit Court for Shelby County No. CT-0070011-00 Donna M. Fields, Judge No. W2011-01576-SC-S09-CV - Filed June 28, 2013 The primary issue in this interlocutory appeal is whether the Tennessee health care liability statute of repose,
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-26-116(a)(3) (2012) (“the statute of repose”), is an affirmative defense under Tenn. R. Civ. P. 8.03, that is waived if not raised in a timely manner.…
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