KING v. HEFFERNAN

No. 31321.

591 S.E.2d 761 (2003)

214 W.Va. 835

April L. KING and David A. King, as parents and natural guardians of Emily King, a minor, Plaintiffs Below, Appellants, v. David HEFFERNAN, M.D.; Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc., a West Virginia corporation; and The University of West Virginia Board of Trustees, Defendants Below, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided December 3, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Druckman, Esq., Madonna C. Estep, Esq., The Law Offices of William S. Druckman, Charleston, for Appellants.

David L. Shuman, Esq., Dwayne E. Cyrus, Esq., Roberta F. Green, Esq., Shuman, McCuskey & Slicer P.L.L.C., Charleston, for Appellee The University of West Virginia Board of Trustees.

Thomas L. Craig, Esq., Rebecca C. Brown, Esq., Todd A. Biddle, Esq., Bailes, Craig & Yon, Huntington, for Appellee Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc.

Stephen Burchette, Esq., Offutt, Fisher & Nord, Huntington, for Appellee David Heffernan, M.D.


MCGRAW, Justice.

This case is before this Court on appeal by April L. King and David A. King, as the parents and natural guardians of their daughter, Emily King, a minor ("Appellants"), from an order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, which dismissed for lack of venue Appellants' medical negligence claim against Appellees David Heffernan, M.D., Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc., and the University of West Virginia Board of Trustees (hereinafter collectively referred...

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