Legal Opinion

Kelley v. Abdo

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided January 28, 2005No. 2 CA-CV 2004-0052Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FLÓREZ, J.

¶ 1 Appellant Lona Kelley sued appellee Dr. Joseph Abdo for medical malpractice and appellee Cobre Valley Community Hospital (CVCH) for negligent supervision and privileging after the breast reduction surgery Abdo performed on Kelley at CVCH led to Abdo removing both of Kelley’s breasts. Kelley raises eight issues on appeal, one of which we conclude requires us to reverse the judgment in favor of the defendants.

¶ 2 The following facts are not in dispute. After the breast reduction surgery, Kelley experienced complications that led Abdo to believe Kelley had developed…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Walton v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Pool v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1984
  4. State v. GilliesArizona Supreme Court · 1983
  5. State v. TrostleArizona Supreme Court · 1997

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