Jeane v. Byrd Regional Hospital

_J/The plaintiffs, John D. Jeane, Jr., and Nancy Willis, brought this medical malpractice action against a number of defendants,1 including Dr. Guru P. Ghanta, to recover damages sustained as a result of the death of their son, Thomas Jaroed Jeane. They now appeal a trial court judgment in favor of Dr. Ghanta dismissing their claims. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

DISCUSSION OF THE RECORD

The underlying facts giving rise to this litigation are not in dispute. Sometime in the early hours of August 11, 2002, Thomas Jeroed Jeane was involved in an altercation…