Legal Opinion
Warren v. Dinter
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 17, 2019No. A17-0555PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LILLEHAUG, Justice.
*372In this case of first impression, we must decide whether a hospitalist's alleged decision to deny a patient admission to a hospital may constitute professional negligence. We conclude that it may.
This case arises out of an interaction between employees of two Minnesota health systems. A nurse practitioner in one system sought to have a patient admitted to the hospital of the other system. Admission was allegedly denied by a hospitalist. Three days later, the patient died.
The patient's son sued for malpractice. The district court and a divided panel of the court of appeals…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Togstad v. Vesely, Otto, Miller & KeefeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Domagala v. RollandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2011
- Couillard v. Charles T. Miller Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
- Oanes v. Allstate Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
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