Plaintiff-Appellant Fonshae Beckett appeals the Superior Court's dismissal of her medical negligence claim for failure to file an Affidavit of Merit, as required by 18 Del. C. § 6853. The General Assembly has enumerated several exceptions to the Affidavit of Merit requirement including when a "foreign object was unintentionally left within the body of the patient following surgery."
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BECKETT v. BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
No. 404,2005.
897 A.2d 753 (2006)
Fonshae BECKETT, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER, INC., and Ramakrishna Tatineni, M.D. Defendants Below, Appellees.
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Submitted: January 18, 2006.
Decided: March 28, 2006.
Reargument Denied April 24, 2006.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
L. Vincent Ramunno, Esq. (argued), of Ramunno, Ramunno & Scerba, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware, for appellant.
Dennis D. Ferri, Esq. (argued) and John A. Elzufon, Esq. (argued), of Elzufon, Austin, Reardon, Tarlov & Mondell, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware, for appellees.
Before HOLLAND, JACOBS, and RIDGELY, Justices.
Supreme Court of Delaware.
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