Guerri v. Fiengo

Opinion

SCHALLER, J.

The plaintiff, Karen Guerri, the administrator of the estate of Craig S. Guerri (decedent), appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered after a jury verdict in favor of the defendant Mark *439Fiengo, a cardiologist.1 On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly refused to submit an allegation of negligence to the jury. Specifically, the plaintiff claims that the evidence presented at trial, in fact, did establish that the defendant had a duty to contact the decedent’s treating physician despite the absence of a “critical value” on the decedent’s…