Tierney v. Community Memorial General Hospital

This is an appeal from a jury verdict against the above-named defendants in a medical malpractice and negligence case. Plaintiff, Robert Tierney, claimed that Dr. Charles Rimpila, an emergency room doctor, negligently failed to diagnose his medical condition and that the resulting delay in treatment caused him to have a stroke. Plaintiff also claimed Dr. Rimpila was the hospital’s apparent agent and that the hospital was thereby liable for Dr. Rimpila’s conduct. Finally, plaintiff alleged that two hospital employees negligently recorded his medical history and that this was also a proximate…