Hagen v. Strobel

OPINION

BOLGER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A cardiologist performed pacemaker surgery on Gregory Hagen and then ordered an x-ray to examine the placement of the pacemaker leads and check for complications. A second cardiologist reviewed the x-ray and discharged Gregory from the hospital A radiologist also reviewed the x-ray, noted a potential "nodule" in Gregory's lung, and recommended follow-up x-rays. But these ree-ommendations were never relayed to Gregory, who died from lung cancer approximately two years later.

Gregory's wife, Shirley Hagen, 1 filed a medical negligence suit against the two…