JARAMILLO v. RAMOS

No. 77385.

460 P.3d 460 (2020)

136 Nev. Adv. Opn. 17

Rosaiset JARAMILLO, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Maria Jaramillo, Appellants, v. Susan R. RAMOS, M.D., F.A.C.S., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

FILED April 2, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney and William C. Jeanney , Reno, for Appellants.

Lemons, Grundy & Eisenberg and Edward J. Lemons and Alice Campos Mercado , Reno, for Respondent.

BEFORE PARRAGUIRRE, HARDESTY and CADISH, JJ.


OPINION

Nevada's res ipsa loquitur statute, NRS 41A.100, creates a rebuttable presumption of negligence in certain medical malpractice actions. In this appeal, we examine how the res ipsa loquitur doctrine works in the summary judgment context, and in particular, we consider whether a plaintiff relying...

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