Thomas v. Pierce

John Mauzy Pittman, Judge.

The appellants in this medical-malpractice case filed a complaint alleging that they had been injured as a result of medical malpractice by the appellee, and seeking damages in the amount of $2,150,000.00. In his answer, appellee requested that the case be dismissed, asserting that appellants’ claim for a specific amount of damages was in contravention of the Arkansas Medical Malpractice Act, and that appellants’ complaint failed to state facts upon which relief can be granted. Appellants amended their complaint to remove the reference to a specific amount of…