Deborah Lacy v. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Et Al.

Case Number
M2016-02014-COA-R3-CV

Plaintiff filed this pro se action against a hospital and members of its medical staff for injuries sustained when she was allegedly beaten and misdiagnosed while receiving medical treatment. The trial court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint based on her failure to comply with procedural requirements of the Tennessee Health Care Liability Act (“THCLA”). On appeal, plaintiff contends that she was not required to comply with the THCLA’s procedural requirements because her complaint did not assert health care liability claims. Having reviewed the complaint, we conclude that plaintiff’s claims related to the alleged misdiagnosis are health care liability claims, while her claims related to the alleged beatings are not. We affirm dismissal of plaintiff’s health care liability claims but reverse dismissal of her non-health care liability claims.

   

Authoring Judge
Judge Arnold B. Goldin
Originating Judge
Judge Thomas W. Brothers
Case Name
Deborah Lacy v. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Et Al.
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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