MARTIN v. ROLLING HILLS HOSPITAL, LLC

No. M2016-02214-SC-R11-CV.

600 S.W.3d 322 (2020)

Melissa MARTIN, et al. v. ROLLING HILLS HOSPITAL, LLC, et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

Filed April 29, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward A. Hadley , Linda A. Nathanson , and Matthew J. Buchbinder , Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Matthew Karl, M.D.

Ashley D. Cleek and Brandon J. Stout , Jackson, Tennessee, for the appellants, Rolling Hills Hospital, LLC, and Universal Health Services, Inc.

Trudy Bloodworth , Nashville, Tennessee; and Dawn M. Smith , Dallas, Texas (pro hac vice), for the appellees, Melissa Martin, on behalf of herself and minor children C.H., A.H., Jr., wrongful death beneficiaries of Chelsey Elizabeth Kay Helwig, deceased, and James Harrison.

W. Bryan Smith , Memphis, Tennessee; John Vail , Washington, D.C.; and Brian G. Brooks , Greenbriar, Arkansas, for Amicus Curiae Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association.

Christopher A. Vrettos , Nashville, Tennessee, for Amicus Curiae Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association.


OPINION

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