Cone v. National Emergency Services, Inc.

jyjETERS, J.

This medical malpractice action involves a medical misdiagnosis that allegedly resulted in the loss of Joshua N. Cone’s left testicle. The incident giving rise to the litigation occurred when Joshua was twelve years old. Joshua’s mother, Mary F. Vorndam, filed the original suit for damages on his behalf,1 naming as defendants Dr. Steven Guillory, the physician responsible for the misdiagnosis of Joshua’s medical condition, and National Emergency Services, Inc. (NES), the company which placed Dr. Guillory at the emergency room in question. A jury trial resulted in a $5,500,000.00…