Lorraine Deuel, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Clyde Deuel v. The Surgical Clinic, PLLC and Richard J. Geer, M.D.

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE March 9, 2010 Session LORRAINE DEUEL, Individually and as Administratrix of the ESTATE OF CLYDE DEUEL, deceased v. THE SURGICAL CLINIC, PLLC and RICHARD J. GEER, M.D. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Davidson County No. 07C2368 Joe P. Binkley, Jr., Judge No. M2009-01551-COA-R3-CV - Filed August 16, 2010 This is a medical malpractice case involving res ipsa loquitur. The defendant physician performed surgery on the plaintiff’s husband. Sponges were used in the patient’s abdomen during the procedure. Nurses in the operating room counted the…