New Medical Battery Case

The Court of Appeals recently issued its opinion in Urlaub v. Select Specialty Hosp.-Memphis, No. W2010-00732-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Jan. 20, 2011). It offers a good discussion on medical battery claims and how they relate to claims for vicarious liability based upon a principal-agent relationship.

Here's a link to the opinion, to wit:

http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/TCA/PDF/111/Mark%20W%20Urlaub%20Executor%20Estate%20Bertha%20Worley%20Orlaub%20v%20Select%20Specialty%20Hosp-Memphis%20Inc%20OPN.pdf