Dorsey v. Nold

MURPHY, Chief Judge.

In this appeal from the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, the appellants are the parents and the estate of Candace Dorsey (hereinafter “the Dorseys”), who died on December 14,1993. The appellees are Candace’s pediatrician, *241Dr. Jeffrey Nold, and his employer, Anne Arundel Medical Center a/k/a Anne Arundel General Hospital d/b/a Pediatric Medical Center of Annapolis. Following Candace’s death, the Dorseys filed suit against the appellees, contending that Candace died of asphyxiation caused by two cancerous thyroid tumors that were pressing against her airway, and that…