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ZEIER v. ZIMMER, INC.

No. 102,472.

152 P.3d 861 (2006)

2006 OK 98

Monica Belinda ZEIER, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. ZIMMER, INC. and Theron S. Nichols, M.D., Defendants/Appellees.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied February 20, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Nicks, Thomas A. Layon, Layon, Cronin, Kaiser & Nicks P.A., Tulsa, OK, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Monica Belinda Zeier.

Jeffrey A. Glendening, James A. Higgins, John D. Bogatko, The Glendening Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Tulsa, OK, for Defendant/Appellee, Theron S. Nichols, M.D.

Harvey D. Ellis, Crowe & Dunlevy, Oklahoma City, OK, for amicus curiae, Oklahoma State Medical Association.

WATT, C.J.

¶ 1 A single dispositive issue is presented on appeal: whether the affidavit of merit1 requirement of 63 O.S. Supp.2003 § 1-1708.1E2 is constitutional. We determine that the statute is an unconstitutional special law prohibited by the Oklahoma Constitution art. 5, § 46.3 Furthermore, we hold that the requirement...

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