HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) -- The Supreme Court of Alabama has tossed out a medical malpractice lawsuit filed in Madison County against several health-care providers, finding it was filed past the four-year deadline set by the statute of repose.

The lawsuit alleged that Arlene Morgan spoke with several doctors, all of whom ignored her complaints that there were issues with her vision after taking a prescribed medication for longer than recommended. The lawsuit made multiple claims against the defendants.

The defendants -- Maynor & Mitchell Eye Center, P.C.; Jennifer B. Martin, O.D.; University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, P.C.; David Murl Spalding, M.D.; and Vanessa Kay Hill, CRNP -- filed a motion to dismiss in April.

A Madison County Circuit judge denied that motion following a

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