Tennessee Medical Battery Claim Revived
March 18, 2014
On February 14, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed the dismissal of a medical battery claim, holding that a claim alleging medical battery (a claim that an unauthorized procedure was performed) is not subject to the Tennessee Medical Malpractice Act (“TMMA&[...]
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Crack-Smoking Doctor’s Medical License Suspended
July 18, 2013
There are not many things that scare us more than doctors high on drugs who treat patients when their professional judgment may be seriously clouded. On July 1, 2013, the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners summarily suspended the medical license of a Greenville, Tennessee medical doctor who ha[...]
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Tennessee Medical Malpractice Claim For Discarded Newborn
December 26, 2011
In June, 2009, an obstetrician (OB) in Tennessee delivered a baby with an irregular heart rate who was gasping for breath but moving his extremities immediately after birth. The OB decided without consulting with anyone that the newborn would not survive and thereafter deposited the newborn’[...]
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