Lownsbury v. VanBuren

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee Thomas Stover, M.D., in a medical malpractice action. The action was brought by plaintiffs-appellants Mary and Gerald Fabich, in their own right and as next friends of their adopted daughter, plaintiff-appellant Rebecca Fabich (formerly Rebecca Lownsbury), who was born severely brain damaged on January 10,1995.

In their initial complaint, filed January 19, 1996, appellants asserted various claims of medical negligence against numerous defendants, all of which arise out of the prenatal care and treatment provided to…