Osborne v. United States

*669DAVIS, Chief Justice.

This case comes before us upon certification from the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. By order entered September 20, 2001,1 the district court presents the following certified question: “Does West Virginia's Medical Professional Liability Act provide a cause of action by a third party against a health care provider for foreseeable injuries to the third party proximately caused by the health care provider’s negligent treatment of a pa-tieni/tortfeasor?” Upon a review of the record presented for appellate consideration, the parties’…