PENNINGTON v. LONGABAUGH

Docket No. 257359.

719 N.W.2d 616 (2006)

271 Mich. App. 101

Joseph PENNINGTON, Jr., Personal Representative of the Estate of Mary Pennington, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Intervening Plaintiff, v. John LONGABAUGH, M.D., Sundance Cardiology P.L.L.C., and Lenawee Health Alliance, Inc., d/b/a Herrick Memorial Hospital, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided March 21, 2006.

Approved for Publication May 11, 2006, at 9:00 a.m.

Released for Publication August 4, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Schreier & Schreier, P.C. (by Sherwin Schreier), Royal Oak, for Joseph R. Pennington, Jr.

Robison, Curphey & O'Connell (by Jean S. Sieler), Adrian, for John Longabaugh, M.D.; and Sundance Cardiology, P.L.L.C.

Kitch Drutchas Wagner DeNardis & Valitutti (by Susan Healy Zitterman), Detroit, for Lenawee Health Alliance, Inc.; and Herrick Memorial Hospital.

Before: OWENS, P.J., and KELLY and FORT HOOD, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

In this medical malpractice case, plaintiff appeals as of right the trial court's order granting summary disposition in defendants' favor pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(10). We affirm.

On March 28, 2001, at approximately 8:47 a.m., the decedent Mary Pennington underwent a transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) performed by defendant John Longabaugh, M.D. After the procedure, Mary complained of chest and throat discomfort. Dr. Longabaugh ordered a chest...

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