Tennessee Appeals Panel Partially Reverses Judgment In Medical Negligence Suit

(December 21, 2017, 1:27 PM EST) -- NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A panel of the Tennessee Court of Appeals on Dec. 19 reversed a trial court decision to grant judgment to a doctor who is alleged to have hurt a patient by shaking her hand too hard because Tennessee’s Health Care Liability Act does not apply to a handshake from a doctor, but affirmed its decision to grant judgment on her claims that the doctor did not properly document her medical records because the woman did not follow the presuit requirements as required by the act (Deborah Lacy v. Meharry General Hospital, et al., No. M2016-01477-COA-R3-CV, Tenn. App., 2017 Tenn. App. LEXIS 816)....

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