Henslee Ex Rel. Estate of Johnson v. Provena Hospitals

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

DENLOW, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This lawsuit arises out of a tragic event from which Shirley Johnson (“Johnson”) suffered brain damage and eventually died. In the afternoon of July 14, 2002, Johnson experienced an allergic reaction to peanut oil and began to have trouble breathing. Johnson’s husband brought her to an immediate care center, where she was transferred in an ambulance to a local hospital. By the time Johnson reached the hospital, she was clinically dead, with no blood pressure, no pulse, and no respiration. The Administrator of…