ADAMS v. ARTHUR

Nos. 96-1350, 96-1470, 96-1415, 96-1407, 96-1355, 96-1354, 96-1414, 96-1406, 96-1409, 96-1408, 96-1405 and 96-1365.

969 S.W.2d 598 (1998)

333 Ark. 53

Jerry ADAMS; Orville Beavers and Mary Beavers; Phyllis Dexter; Patricia Foshee and Carl Foshee; Deborah Ann Johnson and John Johnson; Darlene and Eddie Kinder; Ludivinia Gallegos Miller; Kenneth Mitchell and Jan Mitchell; Sheila Orrell and Tommy Orrell; Carl Rae and Priscilla Rae; Randy Stewart and Deondra Stewart; David Trusty and Pam Trusty Appellants, v. James ARTHUR, M.D.; Allan Gocio, M.D.; Hot Springs Neurosurgery Clinic, P.A.; American Medical International, Inc., d/b/a National Park Medical Center; St. Joseph's Regional Health Center, P.A., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Wise, Jr., Bryant, for Appellant.

Edwin L. Lowther, Jr., Don S. McKinney, J. Phillip Malcom, Tonia P. Jones, Mike Huckabay, Beverly A. Rowlett, Little Rock, for Appellee.


IMBER, Justice.

These twelve cases involve identical core issues. By agreement of the parties, the cases were orally argued and submitted simultaneously. In the interest of efficiency, we dispose of them in a single opinion. All appellants were patients (or their spouses) of the appellee doctors, Drs. James Arthur and Allan Gocio. The appellants underwent anterior cervical fusion surgeries. In performing the surgeries, the doctors used hydroxylapatite, known by the...

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