Legal Opinion
Settle v. Basinger
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided February 28, 2013No. 11CA1342PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by JUDGE CARPARELLI
*721¶ 1 Plaintiffs, William P. and Corinna Settle, appeal the judgment of the trial court in favor of Janet Basinger, M.D., and Rio Grande Citizens Foundation for Health Care, Inc. (Rio Grande Hospital). We affirm.
¶ 2 In this case, we conclude, among other things, that the captain of the ship doctrine does not render an emergency room physician vicariously liable for negligent acts committed in the emergency room by non-hospital employees.
I. Background
¶ 3 In August 2005, Mr. Settle sustained injuries when the ATV he was riding flipped and landed on him. He suffered…
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