CHUDSON v. RATRA

No. 114, September Term, 1988.

76 Md. App. 753 (1988)

548 A.2d 172

JONATHAN CHUDSON AND FRANCES SPIELMAN, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF RHODA TZEMACH, ET AL. v. JESSICA RATRA.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

October 10, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia P. Richardson (Martin H. Freeman and Freeman & Richardson, P.A., on the brief) Bethesda, for appellants.

Albert D. Brault (M. Kathleen Parker and Brault, Graham, Scott & Brault, on the brief) Rockville, for appellee.

Argued before WILNER, ROSALYN B. BELL and POLLITT, JJ.


WILNER, Judge.

Rhoda Tzemach died of breast cancer at the age of 36. Before she died, but after it became evident that the cancer had spread sufficiently to make death from it a probability, Ms. Tzemach filed a medical malpractice action against her gynecologist, Jessica Ratra. The basis of her action was that Dr. Ratra negligently failed to diagnose the cancer, to recommend or take appropriate action after Ms. Tzemach reported a lump in her breast, and to inform...

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