Naccarato v. Grob

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a childhood disease which begins at birth and will result in progressively severe mental retardation due to an inability of the body to tolerate protein. The sooner a diagnosis of PKU is made, and treatments begun, the higher the intelligence quotient (IQ) of the child will be. If it is not diagnosed, the IQ will progressively decline. This action is brought, on behalf of a child who suffered permanent mental retardation, against 2 pediatricians for their alleged malpractice in failing timely to diagnose PKU in the child. The trial court granted defendants’ motion for…