DORSEY v. NOLD

No. 27, Sept. Term, 2000.

765 A.2d 79 (2001)

362 Md. 241

Larry DORSEY, Individually, et al. v. Jeffrey NOLD, D.O., et al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

January 8, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matt R. Ballenger (T. Christine Pham of Suder & Suder, P.A., on brief), Baltimore, for petitioners.

Roy L. Mason (Kristin L. Kremer of Mason, Ketterman & Cawood, P.A., on brief), Annapolis, for respondents.

Argued before BELL, C.J., ELDRIDGE, RODOWSKY, RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, and HARRELL, JJ.


WILNER, Judge.

This is a medical malpractice action arising out of the tragic death of 16-year-old Candace Dorsey. Believing that Candace's death was precipitated by a cancerous thyroid tumor that pressed on her trachea and constricted her breathing, Candace's parents and her estate sued respondent, Jeffrey Nold, a pediatrician who had examined Candace three days before her death, claiming that Dr. Nold was negligent in failing to diagnose the cancer, recognize the...

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