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BURK v. RHA/SULLIVAN, INC.

220 S.W.3d 896 (2006)

Helen BURK, et al. v. RHA/SULLIVAN, INC., d/b/a The Wexford House, and RHA Health Services, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Section, at Knoxville.

October 2, 2006.

Permission to Appeal Denied January 29, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas D. Dossett, Kingsport, Tennessee, and J. Farrest Taylor, Dothan, Alabama, for the Appellants, Helen Burk, Patricia Hart, Thelma Ratliff, Glenda Evjen, and Barbara Ratliff.

Darryl G. Lowe, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the Appellees, RHA/Sullivan, Inc., and RHA Health Services, Inc.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court January 29, 2007.

OPINION

SHARON G. LEE, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which HERSCHEL PICKENS FRANKS, P.J., and D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J., joined.

In this malpractice action, Plaintiffs allege that the negligence of Defendants' nursing home staff proximately caused the death of Edwin Ratliff. Mr. Ratliff suffered from dementia, Alzheimer's disease and numerous other medical conditions. While Mr...

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