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Deceased patient's statements & limitations statute.

Publication: Medical Law's Regan Report
Publication Date: 01-FEB-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Deceased patient's statements & limitations statute.(Medical Law Case of the Month)(Case overview)

Article Excerpt
CASE ON POINT: Holliman v. McGrew, 2009-TN-0209.739 (2/5/2009)--TN

CASE FACTS: In December 2002, Dr. Frank McGrew, a licensed physician and cardiologist, diagnosed Charles Holliman (decedent) with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. For treatment, Dr. McGrew prescribed the drug Amiodarone, which was only approved for the treatment of ventricular fibrillation. The decedent's condition, however, did not improve, and he was admitted to Saint Francis Hospital on February 19, 2001. Shortly thereafter, the decedent developed pneumonitis, a known adverse reaction to Amiodarone. The decedent's condition deteriorated over the next month. He died on March 6, 2003. On March 3, 2004, Mark Holliman, Sharon Woodson, Michelle Purser, Michael Holliman and Charles Holliman, Jr., (collectively, plaintiffs), as the "heirs/ beneficiaries and former personal representative of the decedent," brought a wrongful death suit against Dr. McGrew and his employer, Stern Cardiovascular Center (collectively,...

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