Legal Opinion
Reed v. Guard
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided June 19, 2008No. 07-1231PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Tom Glaze, Justice.
In this appeal, we are asked to consider what constitutes a “foreign object” that would toll, the two-year statute of limitations in a medical malpractice action. See Ark. Code Ann. § 16-114-203(b) (Repl. 2006).
Appellant Tommie Reed was a patient of Appellee Dr. Peggy Guard, a gynecologist in Little Rock; Dr. Guard treated Reed for a variety of complaints from August 1995 until January of 1997, when Dr. Guard recommended that Reed have a total hysterectomy. The surgery was performed on January 21, 1997. After the surgery, Reed complained of abdominal pain and numbness and…
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- Vaughn v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
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