Silva v. Lovelace Health System, Inc.

OPINION

FRY, Judge.

{1} In this case, we address the doctrine of independent intervening cause in circumstances where the evidence was conflicting as to whether the conduct of Plaintiffs’ relative, the decedent, was (1) intentional and (2) foreseeable. Plaintiffs sued Lovelace Health System, Inc., and Dr. Isabel Lopez-Colberg (collectively, Defendants) for the wrongful suicide death of Susan Silva (Decedent) on the theory that Dr. LopezColberg negligently prescribed Decedent twelve months of antidepressant refills without requiring follow-up visits while knowing that the drug may cause…