Jerry v. West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc.

This case is before this Court upon appeal of a final order of the Circuit Court of Kana-wha County entered on August 6, 2001. In that order, the circuit court granted summary judgment in favor of the appellee and defendant below, West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc., a West Virginia corporation, d/b/a Ruby Memorial Hospital (hereinafter “WVUH”), in this medical malpractice action filed by the appellants and plaintiffs below, Jerry and Kathy Withrow, individually and as the natural parents and guardians of Rebekah Lynn Withrow.1 In this appeal, the Withrows contend that genuine issues of…