Gaulden v. Green

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Following the death of Deloris P. Gaulden in the emergency room of Liberty Regional Medical Center (“LRMC”), her daughter, individually and as administratrix of her estate, brought this wrongful death and survival action against several defendants, including Bobby L. Herrington, M.D., the Medical Director of the LRMC Emergency Department.1 The trial court granted summary judgment to Dr. Herrington on the plaintiffs claim for professional negligence on the ground that he had no physician-patient relationship with the decedent and owed no legal duty to her. The trial…