Ex Parte Steven M. Taylor, M.d. Petition for Writ of Mandamus (in Re: Sandra Phillips v. Shelby Baptist Medical…

Summary

The Supreme Court of Alabama held that the circuit court exceeded its discretion by allowing Sandra Phillips to amend her medical-malpractice complaint after an extraordinary and unexplained delay. Under the Alabama Medical Liability Act, Phillips was required to plead each alleged act or omission with specific factual detail and to amend promptly when she learned that her original allegations identified the wrong date and procedure. The court granted Dr. Taylor's mandamus petition and directed the circuit court to strike the amended complaint.