Martha A. Arregui v. Rosalinda Gallegos-Main

W. JONES, Justice.

I. Nature of the Case

This appeal involves a medical malpractice claim brought against a chiropractor for negligently causing a patient to suffer a stroke after treatment. On or about June 4, 2007, Appellant, Martha Arregui, sought treatment for her neck and back pain from the Respondent, a local chiropractor, Dr. Rosalinda Gallegos-Main. Arregui originally alleged that Dr. Gallegos-Main owed her a duty to treat her in a medically competent manner under Idaho’s Medical Malpractice Act, and failed to do so when Arregui was diagnosed several weeks later as having suffered a…