Ex Parte Mobile Infirmary Association, 1091490 (Ala. 6-24-2011)

Mobile Infirmary Association d/b/a Mobile Infirmary Medical Center ("Mobile Infirmary") petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Mobile Circuit Court to grant Mobile Infirmary's motion to dismiss the wrongful-death action filed against it by Ernest Shaw, as administrator of the estate of Mary H. Shaw, deceased ("Shaw"). We grant the petition and issue the writ.

Facts and Procedural History

Mary H. Shaw, who was then 90 years old, was admitted to the emergency room at the Mobile Infirmary Medical Center on January 29, 2008. She underwent surgery, which was successful, but she…