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ELLIOTT v. COBB

No. W2009-00961-SC-S09-CV.

320 S.W.3d 246 (2010)

Amanda ELLIOTT v. R. Michael COBB.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

September 23, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey P. Boyd and Laura Ann Elizabeth Bailey , Jackson, Tennessee, for the appellant, Amanda Elliott.

Marty R. Phillips , Michelle Greenway Sellers , and Ashley D. Cleek , Jackson, Tennessee, for the appellee, R. Michael Cobb, M.D.

John A. Day , Brandon E. Bass , and Wayne A. Ritchie , Nashville, Tennessee, for the Amicus Curiae, Tennessee Association for Justice.

David L. Steed , Nashville, Tennessee, for the Amicus Curiae, Tennessee Medical Association.

OPINION

SHARON G. LEE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which JANICE M. HOLDER, C.J., CORNELIA A. CLARK and GARY R. WADE, JJ., joined.

The issue presented in this interlocutory appeal is whether a plaintiff in a medical malpractice action is prohibited from arguing or suggesting to the jury any monetary amounts for noneconomic damages. We hold that the language of Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-26-117 (2000) prohibits the plaintiff from disclosing...

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