Laura Neal

Summary

The court affirmed summary judgment for Sparks Regional Medical Center because the appellants failed to present expert proof that the alleged failure to administer Plavix or delay in notifying a physician proximately caused Langston’s death. The court declined to consider the proposed loss-of-chance theory because the circuit court had not ruled on it. It also affirmed the striking of the amended complaint because the survivorship claim was filed after summary judgment, had not been pleaded originally, and was unsupported by evidence of conscious pain and suffering.