101 F. Supp. 2d 764 - Meredith v. Buchman’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · West v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · City of Mt. Pleasant v. Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. · Holloway v. Lockhart · Inland Oil & Transport Co. v. United States
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“The Court is persuaded beyond per adventure that none of those involved in the enactment of the Medical Malpractice Act ever had any notion that it would deprive widows, widowers, and orphans of their claims under the Wrongful Death Act. Once one reaches this conclusion, the question becomes whether the General Assembly repealed those damages in such clear language that we cannot look to other precedent, or rely upon common sense, to determine legislative intent-or, more precisely, lack of intent. This Court doesn’t think so. This Court believes that the Arkansas Supreme Court would find that the damage provisions of the Medical Malpractice Act and the Wrongful Death Act damages for beneficiaries are consistent and complementary. Therefore, Defendants’ motions for partial summary judgment denied.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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