Crooks v. Greene

Briscoe, J.:

This is a medical malpractice case brought by plaintiff David A. Williams, through his conservator, against Dr. Horace Greene and Stormont-Vail Hospital. The trial court granted summary judgment in defendants’ favor and plaintiffs appeal.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of defendants based on plaintiffs’ failure to obtain expert testimony to establish proximate cause.

Plaintiffs alleged the defendants were negligent in prescribing and dispensing Valium to plaintiff Williams and that this negligence was the proximate…