JACOBS v. NASHVILLE EAR, NOSE & THROAT

No. M2009-01594-COA-R3-CV.

338 S.W.3d 466 (2010)

Vicki P. JACOBS, Surviving Spouse of Harris N. Jacobs, Deceased; and for the Benefit of Herself and the Minor Children of Harris N. Jacobs, Deceased v. NASHVILLE EAR, NOSE & THROAT CLINIC et al.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Section, at Nashville.

July 15, 2010.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court December 7, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry D. Ashworth , Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Vicki P. Jacobs, surviving spouse of Harris N. Jacobs, deceased, and for the benefit of herself and the minor children of Harris N. Jacobs.

E. Reynolds Davies, Jr. , and John T. Reese , Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellees, K. James Schumacher, M.D., Associated Radiologists, P.C., and Radiology Alliance, P.C.

Robert E. Parker and Thomas W. Lawrence, Jr. , Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Stephen A. Mitchell, M.D., and Nashville Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic.


OPINION

CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J., and JOHN W. McCLARTY, J., joined.

This is a medical malpractice case. Vicki P. Jacobs ("the Plaintiff") alleges that the failure of Stephen A. Mitchell, M.D., an otolaryngologist, and K. James Schumacher, M.D., a neuroradiologist, to diagnose cancer in the left sinus of her late husband, Harris N. Jacobs ("the Decedent"), in May 2000 caused his death...

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