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HANSEN v. UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES

No. 25848.

974 P.2d 1158 (1999)

Richard HANSEN, Appellant, v. UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES OF NEVADA, INC., DBA Valley Hospital Medical Center; John Thalgott, M.D., and John Thalgott, M.D., Inc., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

March 24, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. Walker and Gerald F. Neal, Las Vegas for Appellant.

Pearson, Patton, Shea, Foley & Kurtz, Las Vegas, for Respondent Universal Health Services of Nevada.

Mayor & Horner, Ltd., and Janiece S. Marshall, Las Vegas, for Respondent Thalgott.

OPINION

SHEARING, J.

Appellant Richard Hansen ("Hansen") suffered a severe and debilitating infection after respondent Dr. John M. Thalgott ("Dr.Thalgott") attached a steel plate to Hansen's spine, using bone screws (the "surgery"). The surgery was performed at Valley Hospital Medical Center ("Valley Hospital"), which was owned by respondent Universal Health Services of Nevada, Inc. ("UHS"). Hansen filed a medical malpractice action against Dr. Thalgott...

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