Jamie Thomson v. Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center and Michael Borkowski, M.D.

BAKER, Judge.

[1] Jamie Thomson appeals the entry of summary judgment in favor of defendants St. Joseph Regional Medical Center and Michael Borkowski. Thomson claims to have suffered an injury to the nerves in her shoulder and arm when a board supporting her arm became detached during surgery, leaving her arm dangling towards the floor for an unknown period of time. A medical review panel determined that neither defendant failed to meet the applicable standard of care and that neither defendants’ actions were the proximate cause of Thomson’s injury. We find that, given the nature of this case,…