Mayhue v. Sparkman
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
BARTEAU, Judge.
Charles Sparkman filed a complaint against Dr. Wayne Mayhue to recover damages resulting from the death of Sparkman's wife, Norma. No suit was filed by Norma's estate; Sparkman filed only his own suit to recover for loss of consortium.1 In the com plaint for medical malpractice, Sparkman alleges that Mayhue negligently delayed in diagnosing Norma's cancer, and that the six-month delay was a proximate cause of Norma's death. The Medical Review Panel issued an unanimous opinion that Mayhue did not comply with the appropriate standard of care, but that "the conduct complained of…
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- Herskovits v. Group Health CooperativeWashington Supreme Court · 1983
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