Cuc Thi Ngo v. Queen's Medical Center

Opinion of the Court by

McKENNA, J.

I. Introduction

This case arises from the death of a nine-year-old minor child (“Minor”) from cardiac arrest caused by hypovolemic shock, a condition that results when “severe blood and fluid loss make the heart unable to pump enough blood” through the body. Ngo v. Queen’s Med. Ctr., No. 30172, at 5, 2013 WL 6865676, *2 (App. Dec. 30, 2013) (mem.). Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellants are Minor’s parents (“Parents”), brothers, and the personal representative of Minor’s Estate (collectively “Plaintiffs”). Plaintiffs claim, inter alia, that…