Spangler v. Olchowski

McCullough, Judge.

On 13 November 2002, Jessica Spangler (“decedent”) filed a medical malpractice action against Steven E. Olchowski, M.D. (“Olchowski”), Conrad J.R. Miranda, M.D. (“Miranda”), Sina Surgical Associates, P.A. (“Sina”), and Atlantic Bariatric Center, Inc. (“Atlantic Bariatric”) (collectively “defendants”). On 15 January 2006, decedent died of unrelated causes. Her father, Gary W. Spangler, as executor of her estate, was substituted as the party-plaintiff (“plaintiff’) on 10 February 2003.

The action concerns a gastric bypass surgery performed on 3 July 2001 by Olchowski, during…