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WHORTON v. DIXON

No. 04-1031.

214 S.W.3d 225 (2005)

Karen Mauldin WHORTON, Appellant, v. Jerry W. DIXON, M.D., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 29, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Williams; and Belew & Bell, by: John M. Belew, Batesville, for appellant.

Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins, L.L.P., by: Overton S. Anderson, Little Rock, and Brett D. Watson, for appellee.

Welch & Kitchens, by: Morgan E. Welch, amicus curiae.

ANNABELLE CLINTON IMBER, Justice.

In this appeal, Appellant Karen Mauldin Whorton ("Whorton") challenges the constitutionality of Ark.Code Ann. § 16-114-207(3) (1987), which precludes a medical care provider from having to give expert testimony against himself or herself as to any matters set forth in Ark.Code Ann. § 16-114-206 (1987) regarding the plaintiff's burden of proof in an action for medical injury. The circuit court rejected Whorton's constitutional...

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