Crockham v. Thompson

HARRISON, Judge Pro Tern.

|, The plaintiff, Patricia Carroll Crock-ham, appeals from a jury verdict and trial court judgment rejecting her medical malpractice claims against Dr. David Thompson and Richardson Medical Center (“RMC”). The claims arose from the death of the plaintiffs mother, Stella Carroll. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

Ms. Carroll was 68 years old and had been a paraplegic for 20 years, following surgery on her spine. She was wheelchair-bound. For several years prior to her death, she frequently had bowel obstructions. On February 17, 2006, she was vomiting, had…