Wolford v. Duncan

In this wrongful-death medical-malpractice action, plaintiff appeals as of right a jury verdict and court judgment of no cause of action. We affirm.

I

Plaintiffs decedent sought treatment from defendant Fenton Medical Center on July 24, 2001. He had symptoms of pain in the left side of his chest, left arm, and neck. Defendant Deborah Wilson, a licensed physician’s assistant supervised by defendant Deborah Duncan, M.D., a family-practice physician, examined him. She found that his pulse and blood pressure were normal, and he was not short of breath, but he had sounds (i.e., “rales”) in his…