Wilson v. Lockwood

LOWENSTEIN, Presiding Judge.

The infant plaintiff brought this suit by his next friend, his mother, on a medical malpractice negligence theory against defendant-appellant Dr. Lockwood, who performed a circumcision on the child at defendant St. Luke’s Hospital. The child’s parents also brought a separate count against the doctor, the hospital and the manufacturer. In removing the foreskin, Dr. Lockwood used a Plastibell device manufactured by defendant Hollister, Inc. The device was supposed to fall off after eight days. However, it did not and as a result, the child was injured.

The hospital…