Spiers v. Flowers

SHORES, Justice.

Betty Spiers filed a complaint alleging wrongful death of her newborn child and medical malpractice against Dr. Robert Flowers in his treatment of her during her pregnancy. (She dismissed her earlier claims against E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc., a drug manufacturer; and Albertson’s, Inc., a retail drug store, leaving Dr. Flowers as the sole defendant.) She filed her complaint in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County. She alleged that Dr. Flowers had committed medical malpractice by prescribing the drugs Progesterone and Delalutin and that those drugs had caused the death of her…