Unger v. Allen

BLACK, J,

This is a medical malpractice action in which the plaintiffs allege that their 15-year-old daughter, Meredith, died as a result of professional negligence on the part of the defendants in treating her for a Tylenol overdose. The individual defendants are the physicians and nurses who treated Mer*193edith when she was brought to the emergency room of the defendant Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH).

The plaintiffs have filed a second amended complaint in which they assert seven causes of action individually and on behalf Meredith’s estate. These causes of action include a claim on their own…