NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — RaDonda Vaught’s nursing license will remain revoked, following an order from the Tennessee Court of Appeals.
In an opinion released Thursday, March 20, Judge Thomas R. Frierson II said Vaught waived certain affirmative defenses in her initial administrative proceeding and affirmed the revocation of her nursing license.
At issue is the decision of the Tennessee Board of Nursing’s decision to revoke Vaught’s license in 2021 . Vaught sought a judicial review of the Board’s decision, raising the issue of the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel—legal terms that mean a case can’t be re-litigated—as affirmative defenses…