Trover v. Estate of Burton

Opinion of the Court by

Justice ABRAMSON.

Judith Burton, a resident of Clay, Kentucky, brought suit against Dr. Philip Tro-ver and the Trover Clinic Foundation (TCF) in the Hopkins Circuit Court alleging that Dr. Trover, a radiologist, misread computed tomography scans (CT scans or CTs) of her lungs and thereby delayed the diagnosis of her lung cancer. She further alleged that TCF, Dr. Trover’s employer,1 was vicariously liable for Dr. Trover’s alleged negligence and was negligent itself in credentialing, i.e., granting staff privileges to, Dr. Trover. Prior to trial Judith Burton died, and her…