WILLEFORD v. KLEPPER

No. M2016-01491-SC-R11-CV.

597 S.W.3d 454 (2020)

Rhonda WILLEFORD, et al., v. Timothy P. KLEPPER, M.D., et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, AT NASHVILLE.

FILED February 28, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip N. Elbert and Jeffrey A. Zager , Nashville, Tennessee, for the Plaintiff/Appellant, Rhonda Willeford.

Dixie W. Cooper , Nashville, Tennessee, for the Defendants/Appellees, Timothy P. Klepper, M.D., and Overton Surgical Services.

Christopher A. Vrettos , Nashville, Tennessee, for the Defendant/Appellee, Livingston Regional Hospital, LLC, d/b/a Livingston Regional Hospital.

Herbert H. Slatery III , Attorney General and Reporter; Andrée S. Blumstein , Solicitor General; and Stephanie A. Bergmeyer , Assistant Attorney General, for the Defendant-Intervenor/Appellee, State of Tennessee.

Peter B. Winterburn and Alexander H. Park , Memphis, Tennessee, for the amicus curiae, Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association.

W. Bryan Smith , Memphis, Tennessee; John Vail , Washington, D.C.; Brian G. Brooks , Greenbrier, Arkansas, for the amicus curiae, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association.


OPINION

We granted review in this case to determine whether Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-26-121(f) violates the...

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