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EMILY ELIZABETH BUCKNER v. COMPLETE WELLNESS CHIROPRACTIC CENTER, ET AL.

Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 15, 2025

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Jimmy W. Bilbo, Cleveland, Tennessee, for the appellant, Emily Elizabeth Buckner.

Attorneys 2: John Floyd, Sr., John Floyd, Jr., J. Eric Miles, and Brigham A. Dixson, Nashville, Tennessee; James R. Embrey, Jr., Rachael McCord, and Courtney E. Smith, Franklin, Tennessee; H. Dean Clements, Brie Allaman Stewart, Joshua A. Powers, Laura Beth Rufolo, and Philip Aaron Wells, Chattanooga, Tennessee; Nora A. Koffman, Johnson City, Tennessee; and Hanson R. Tipton and Dan R. Pilkington, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Complete Wellness Chiropractic Center; Eric William Gruber, D.C.; Gary Joseph Voytik, D.O.; Cleveland Tennessee Hospital, LLC; Kerrie Knox, R.N.; American Physician Partners, LLC; Raymond A. Azbell, M.D.; Steven Perlaky, M.D.; Jennifer Dawn Walker, P.A.; Summit Medical Group, PLLC; Dennis A. Thompson, D.O.; Plaza Radiology; James A. Martin, M.D.; and Voytik Center for Orthopedic Care, P.C.

Judge(s): MCCLARTY

This healthcare liability case comes before the court on appeal from the trial court’s granting of a Rule 12.02(6) motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The defendants asserted that the plaintiff failed to comply with Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-26-121, part of Tennessee’s Health Care Liability Act. The trial court found that the plaintiff failed to establish that unsigned medical authorizations attached to the complaint were sufficient to satisfy the mandatory requirements of section 29-26-121 and dismissed the case. The plaintiff appealed. Upon our review, we reverse the judgment of the trial court.

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