KELLY v. HARALAMPOPOULOS BY HARALAMPOPOULOS

Supreme Court Case No. 11SC889.

327 P.3d 255 (2014)

2014 CO 46

Jason L. KELLY, M.D. and Mauricio L. Waintrub, M.D., Petitioners, v. Vasilios HARALAMPOPOULOS, BY his guardian John HARALAMPOPOULOS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

June 16, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioner Jason L. Kelly, M.D.   Kay J. Rice , Beth N. Nesis , Cooper & Clough, PC, Denver, Colorado, Andrew M. Low , Shannon Wells Stevenson , John M. Bowlin , Kyle Wesley Brenton , Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, Denver, Colorado.

Attorney for Petitioner Mauricio L. Waintrub, M.D.   David H. Yun , Jaudon & Avery LLP, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent Vasilios Haralampopoulos, by his guardian John Haralampopoulos: Teresa D. Locke , Keeya Marie Jeffrey , Holland & Hart LLP, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Amicus Curiae American Medical Association, Colorado Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, Colorado Medical Society, Colorado Radiological Society, and Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists: Kari Mackercher Hershey , Hershey Decker, LLC, Littleton, Colorado and John L. Conklin , Jerome R. Geraghty , Martin Conklin, P.C., Denver, Colorado.

Attorney for Amicus Curiae Colorado Defense Lawyers Association: Troy Robert Rackham , Maureen R. Weiland , Fennemore Craig, PC, Denver, Colorado.

Attorney for Amicus Curiae Regents of the University of Colorado: Patrick Terrence O'Rourke , Office of University Counsel, Denver, Colorado.

En Banc.


JUSTICE EID delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Respondent Vasilios Haralampopoulos visited the emergency room with severe abdominal pain. After a CT scan revealed a large cystic mass in his liver, Petitioner Dr. Mauricio Waintrub examined Respondent, gave a differential diagnosis identifying four possible causes for his condition, and approved a fine-needle biopsy to determine the nature of the cyst. Petitioner Dr. Jason Kelly performed the procedure, during...

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