Daniels v. Durham County Hospital Corp.

GEER, Judge.

Plaintiffs Keith Daniels and his wife Tonya Koonce-Daniels brought suit against defendant Durham County Hospital Corporation (“the Hospital”) for the death of their baby, Lorren Alaine Daniels, due to injuries they contend were sustained during her delivery. Plaintiffs have appealed from the trial court’s order granting the Hospital summary judgment, arguing that the Hospital is liable based on (1) its nurses’ failure to oppose the delivering doctor’s decision to perform a mid-forceps delivery, (2) the nurses’ failure to obtain plaintiffs’ informed consent, and (3) the Hospital’s…