TRUJILLO v. PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE SERVS.

No. A-1-CA-39697.

539 P.3d 1216 (2023)

2024-NMCA-004

Liana TRUJILLO, individually and as the Personal Representative of the Wrongful Death Estate of Severo Ortega, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. d/b/a Presbyterian Española Hospital; James J. Montesinos, M.D.; and Samuel Southam, M.D., Defendants-Appellees, and Patrick R. Montoya, M.D.; Victor L. Sherman, M.D.; William Murry Ryan, M.D.; Melissa Sugar, M.D.; Salvedeeswa Lakshmi-Narayanan, M.D.; and Eugenio Rivera, Jr., M.D., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted, November 29, 2023, No. S-1-SC-40109.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of James H. Wood PC, Arslan S. Umarov , Zacary E. Wilson-Fetrow , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant.

Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A., Edward Ricco , Brenda M. Saiz , Angelica Lopez , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellee Presbyterian Healthcare Services.

Butt Thornton & Baehr P.C., W. Ann Maggiore , Albuquerque, NM, Hinkle Shanor LLP, Dana S. Hardy , Jeremy Ian Martin , Santa Fe, NM, for Appellees James J. Montesinos, M.D. and Samuel Southam, M.D.


OPINION

{1} This medical negligence case presents itself with an atypical procedural history that influences the outcome of our opinion. We consider two issues. First, did the district court err in granting Defendant Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Inc.'s (Presbyterian...

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