Cunningham v. Haroona

OPINION

ANNE GARDNER, Justice.

I. Introduction

Patricia Maudine Cunningham (Pat) was hospitalized at Plaza Medical Center on May 24, 2003, for treatment of severe jaw pain. While in the hospital, Pat developed bilateral pneumonia and a progressive cascade of other conditions, including hypoxia, respiratory failure, sepsis, disseminated in-travascular coagulation (DIC), strokes, and multi-organ failure and died two weeks later on June 7, 2003. Her surviving spouse, Robert Gene Cunningham (Bob), brought this medical malpractice suit individually and as representative of Pat’s estate on August 29,…