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CHRISTUS ST. VINCENT v. DUARTE-AFARA

No. 30,343.

267 P.3d 70 (2011)

2011-NMCA-112

CHRISTUS ST. VINCENT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ramon DUARTE-AFARA, M.D., and Mark Wade Dickinson, M.D., Third-Party Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted, October 12, 2011, No. 33,166.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hinkle, Hensley, Shanor & Martin, L.L.P., William P. Slattery , David B. Lawrenz , Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.

Allen, Shepherd, Lewis, Syra & Chapman, P.A., E.W. Shepherd , J. Adam Tate , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant Duarte-Afara, M.D.

Butt, Thornton & Baehr, P.C., W. Ann Maggiore , Emily A. Franke , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant Dickinson, M.D.

OPINION

CASTILLO, Chief Judge.

{1} The primary issue before us is whether the claim of Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center (Medical Center) for equitable indemnification is a malpractice claim governed by the Medical Malpractice Act (MMA), NMSA 1978, §§ 41-5-1 to -29 (1976, as amended through 2008), and subject to the three-year statute of repose provided by Section 41-5-13 of the MMA. We hold that Medical Center's claim is...

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