Shartz v. Miulli

BLACK, Judge.

Kathleen A. Miulli, as personal representative of the Estate of Matthew Michael Miulli, sued Dr. Erwin S. Shartz and HealthPoint Medical Group, Inc., for medical negligence. Mrs. Miulli alleged that Dr. Shartz’s and HealthPoint’s actions and inactions regarding a sports medical release authorizing her son to play high school baseball proximately caused Matthew Miulli’s death. Because we conclude that Dr. Shartz and HealthPoint were entitled to a directed verdict based on Mrs. Miulli’s failure to sufficiently prove causation, we reverse. Our reversal on this point is determinative…