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SHELTON v. FISER

No. 99-331.

8 S.W.3d 557 (2000)

340 Ark. 89

Karen SHELTON, As Next Friend of Nathan Piccirilli v. William P. FISER, M.D.; Robert L. Watson, As Executor of the Estate of John Roger Clark; Arkansas Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center, P.A.; Edward R. Weber, M.D.; and Arkansas Specialty Care Centers, P.A.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

January 20, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Pasqual and Patton, Tidwell & Sandefur, LLP, by: Nicholas H. Patton and Christie Gunter Adams, Texarkana, for appellant.

Laser, Wilson, Bufford & Watts, P.A., by: Ken Cook and Donna L. Gay, Little Rock, for appellee William P. Fiser, M.D.

Womack, Landis, Phelps, McNeill & McDaniel, by: Paul D. McNeill and Jeffrey L. Singleton, Jonesboro, for appellee Robert L. Watson.

Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins, L.L.P., by: Overton S. Anderson and David A. Littleton, Little Rock, for appellees Edward R. Weber, M.D. and Arkansas Specialty Care Centers, P.A.

ROBERT L. BROWN, Justice.

This appeal involves the application of the statute of limitations to a medical malpractice action brought by a parent on behalf of a minor child. Three issues are raised in this appeal by appellant Karen Shelton as the mother of the minor child, Nathan Piccirilli: (1) the general savings statute should apply to toll the two-year statute of limitations for medical malpractice actions; (2) Shelton's own claims for medical expenses are not...

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