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BURMA ANDERSON v. SAINT THOMAS MIDTOWN HOSPITAL ET AL.

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 21, 2026

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Brian W. Holmes, Victoria L. Rohloff, J. Eric Miles, and Linda A. Nathenson, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellants, Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital d/b/a Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital, and Anesthesia Medical Group, P.C

Attorneys 2: Luvell L. Glanton, Luvell L. Glanton, Jr., and Daimon S. Duggar, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Burma Anderson.

Judge(s): USMAN

This appeal presents the question of whether, under the Health Care Liability Act, a party in a wrongful death action can rely on a prior beneficiary’s pre-suit notice after succeeding to that beneficiary’s interest in the wrongful death litigation. The trial court concluded that such reliance is permissible. We affirm.

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