Kimmel v. Dayrit

This appeal involves a medical malpractice action brought by plaintiff, Sylvia Kimmel, who asserts wrongful death and survivor-ship claims based on her husband’s death from colon cancer. She contends that he died after the defendant, Dr. Pedro Dayrit, failed to perform or obtain the results of tests to monitor her husband’s condition. She argues that this negligent failure prevented her husband from discovering that his colon cancer had metastasized to his liver. Plaintiff claims as damages the impairment of the decedent’s quality of life and the lost opportunity to arrange his personal and…