McClain v. Jarrard

Ernest Steve McClain and Linda McClain appeal the circuit court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Frank E. Oliver, M.D. and Anderson Neurological Associates, P.A. We affirm.1

FACTS

Mr. McClain was hospitalized for surgery related to diverticulitis; Dr. John Jarrard, an anesthesiologist, inserted a lumbar epidural catheter for post-operative pain control. After surgery, McClain experienced growing numbness in his legs and stomach and the inability to move his lower body. Based on a CT scan and a myelogram ordered by Dr. Oliver, the consulting neurosurgeon, surgery was done to remove an…