McGlothren v. Eastern Shore Family Practice

The plaintiff, Cheryl Jane McGlothren as administratrix of the estate of Charles R. McGlothren, Jr., deceased, brought a medical-malpractice wrongful-death action against the defendants Eastern Shore Family Practice, P.C., and Ross Bishop, M.D. The plaintiff alleges that her husband Charles died from a saddle block embolus resulting from deep vein thrombosis, which she claims would have been detected and effectively treated if Dr. Bishop had complied with the applicable standard of care. The trial court entered summary judgment in favor of the defendants, and the plaintiff brings this appeal…