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ADAMS v. CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSP.

No. 73867.

832 S.W.2d 898 (1992)

Nicole ADAMS, a minor, By and Through her legal guardian and next friend, Julia Alice ADAMS, and Julia Alice Adams, individually, Appellants, v. The CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied June 30, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary C. Robb and Anita Porte Robb, Kansas City, for appellants Adams.

Timothy M. Aylward, Sally L. Thieman and Cynthia L. Dillard, Kansas City, for respondent Children's Mercy Hosp.

Thomas M. Sutherland, Janet M. Simpson and Reid F. Holbrook, Merriam, Kan., for respondent Jelinek, M.D.

Lori Andrews and Cynthia Morgan, Chicago, Ill., for amicus curiae People's Med. Soc.

Ronald R. McMillin, Lori J. Levine; and Richard S. Brownlee, III, Jefferson City, for amicus curiae Missouri Hosp. Ass'n.

ROBERTSON, Chief Justice.

This appeal from a judgment in a medical malpractice suit challenges, among other things, the constitutionality of portions of this state's legislative response to increases in the cost of health care services resulting from a perceived medical malpractice insurance crisis. We have jurisdiction. Mo. Const. art. V, § 3. We conclude that the challenged provisions of Chapter 538, RSMo 1986, are...

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