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NEWTON v. COX

878 S.W.2d 105 (1994)

William P. NEWTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, Attorney General, State of Tennessee, Intervenor-Appellee, v. James S. COX, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

May 9, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Schaeffer, Jr., Memphis, for appellant.

Robert L. Green, Memphis, for defendant-appellee.

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Sue A. Sheldon, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for intervenor-appellee.

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

We granted this application to determine whether the Medical Malpractice Claims Act, which regulates contingent attorney fee contracts, establishes a cause of action for its violation.1 A second question is whether the Act violates the United States or Tennessee Constitutions. The Court of Appeals held that the statute is directed to the judiciary and, therefore, no cause of action is available...

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