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CAPANNA v. ORTH

No. 69935, No. 70227.

432 P.3d 726 (2018)

134 Nev. Adv. Opn. 108

Albert H. CAPANNA, M.D., Appellant/Cross-Respondent, v. Beau R. ORTH, Respondent/Cross-Appellant. Albert H. Capanna, M.D., Appellant, v. Beau R. Orth, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

FILED December 27, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lemons, Grundy & Eisenberg and Robert L. Eisenberg , Reno; Lauria, Tokunaga, Gates & Linn, LLP, and Anthony D. Lauria , Las Vegas, for Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Eglet Prince and Dennis M. Prince and Kevin T. Strong , Las Vegas; Danielle Tarmu , Las Vegas, for Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

Catherine M. O'Mara , Reno, for Amicus Curiae Nevada State Medical Association.

Erin G. Sutton , Chicago, Illinois, for Amicus Curiae American Medical Association.

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.

OPINION

Dr. Albert Capanna operated on Beau Orth to repair a disc herniation. Unfortunately, Capanna entered the wrong disc resulting in severe damage that necessitated additional surgery. Orth filed a complaint against Capanna, alleging medical malpractice and...

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