Meli v. Hicks

BARNES, Judge.

Bobby R. Hicks was diagnosed with an epidural abscess in his lower back and underwent two surgical procedures followed by a lengthy period of rehabilitation. He sued multiple health care providers for failing to diagnose his infection earlier, including two emergency room (ER) physicians, two hospitals, and the orthopedic surgeon who had seen him the week before the infection was diagnosed. Hicks also sued Richard Meli, a radiologist who read the MRI ordered by the surgeon, and his practice, Northside Radiology Associates, EC. (Meli). The trial court dismissed all of the…