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JESSICA OWENS, ET AL. v. GARY W. STEPHENS, D. O., ET AL.

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Apr 16, 2020

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Cody F. Fox, Shelley S. Breeding, Bradley L. Henry, and Jimmy B. Carter, Jr., Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellants, Jessica M. Owens and Jimmy L. Owens.

Attorneys 2: Rick L. Powers and Rachel P. Hurt, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Fort Sanders Women’s Specialists, assumed name of Fort Sanders Perinatal Center; Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center; and Covenant Health.

Attorneys 3: James G. O’Kane, Raymond G. Lewallen, Jr., and Kathryn C. O’Neal, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Gary W. Stephens and Periclis Roussis.

Attorneys 4: Mark A. Castleberry and T. Mitchell Panter, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Mark Moser.

Judge(s): MCCLARTY

This is a healthcare liability action resulting from the death of a child. The defendants moved to dismiss the action for failure to comply with the notice requirements set out in Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-26-121(a)(2)(E). The trial court agreed with the defendants and dismissed the action without prejudice. The plaintiffs appeal the dismissal to this court. We affirm.

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