Panayiotou v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
Dr. Hercules Panayiotou appeals the order of the Mobile Circuit Court denying his motion for a summary judgment in the medical-malpractice action filed against him by Jamie Sullivan Johnson, as administratrix of the estate of Mae Sullivan, deceased. We reverse and remand.
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On March 7, 2002, Dr. Panayiotou performed a heart-catheterization procedure on Mae Sullivan at the Mobile Infirmary Medical Center. During the course of the procedure, a coronary artery ruptured. Emergency coronary artery bypass surgery was performed; however, Sullivan died on March 9, 2002.
On March 8, 2004, Johnson sued…
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