Rauschenberger v. Radetsky

TURSI, Judge.

This is a wrongful death and medical malpractice action in which the trial court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss and for summary judgment. On appeal by plaintiffs, we affirm.

Plaintiffs Gerald and Terry Rauschenber-ger, sons and heirs of decedent Elton H. Rauschenberger, brought an action for the wrongful death of their father. They claimed that the alleged negligent treatment of their father by defendant, Dr. Paul Radetsky, through his prescribing excessive amounts of addictive narcotics over a period of approximately ten years eventually caused their father’s death.…