Longnecker v. Loyola University Medical Center

Connie Longnecker, individually and as special administrator of the estate of her husband Carl Longnecker, filed suit against Dr. Sirish Parvathaneni and Loyola Medical Center, after Mr. Longnecker died following an unsuccessful heart transplant. During the procedure, Mr. Longnecker received a diseased “hypertrophic heart.” He died four days later, never regaining consciousness.

Dr. Parvathaneni acted as the “procuring” or “harvesting” surgeon during the transplant. At trial, the plaintiff presented two theories of liability: (1) Dr. Parvathaneni, as an agent of Loyola, committed professional…