Friday, November 07, 2008

Arkansas News Bureau - Court rejects arguments that hospital not run for charity

Arkansas News Bureau - Court rejects arguments that hospital not run for charity: "Court rejects arguments that hospital not run for charity
Friday, Nov 7, 2008

By John Lyon
Arkansas News Bureau
LITTLE ROCK - The state Supreme Court on Thursday rejected arguments that a hospital that in some years has made more than $1 million in profits is a business, not a charity.

In a 6-1 decision, the court upheld a Johnson County circuit judge's dismissal of a medical negligence lawsuit against Johnson Regional Medical Center in Clarksville. Harvie Anglin alleged that negligence by the hospital resulted in injuries to his wife, Margie Anglin, who died after the lawsuit was filed"

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