SUMMERVILLE v. THROWER

No. 06-501.

253 S.W.3d 415 (2007)

Tomosa SUMMERVILLE, Appellant v. Dr. Rufus THROWER, Joy Woolfolk, and Healthcare for Women, P.A., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied April 26, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. David Lewis, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.

Barber, McCaskill, Jones & Hale, P.A., by: John S. Cherry, Jr., and Perry L. Wilson, Little Rock, AR, for appellee Joy Woolfolk.

Mitchell, Blackstock, Barnes, Wagoner, Ivers & Sneddon, PLLC, by: Emily Sneddon, Little Rock, AR, for amici curiae American Medical Ass'n and Arkansas Medical Society in Support of Appellees Dr. Rufus Thrower, et al.


ROBERT L. BROWN, Justice.

Appellant Tomosa Summerville appeals the dismissal of her medical-malpractice complaint against appellees Dr. Rufus Thrower, Joy Woolfolk, and Healthcare for Women, P.A.,1 which dismissal was based on her failure to file an affidavit of reasonable cause within thirty days of filing her complaint, as required by Act 649 of 2003, now codified at Ark.Code Ann. § 16-114-209(b) (Repl.2006). She raises multiple...

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