Loudin v. Radiology & Imaging Services, Inc.
Annotate this CaseAppellee Loudin appeals judgment from the lower court that found that her medical-malpractice claim could survive summary judgment. The Supreme Court affirms the appellate court's holding, and remands the case to the trial court to decide an award of damages for infliction of emotional distress. Appellant received regular breast cancer screenings from Appellant Radiology & Imaging Services, and had always received normal prognoses. During self-examination, Appellee detected a lump that was found to be cancerous. Experts testified the lump grew from one to two centimeters between 2003 and 2004, the years when Appellee received "normal" mammograms. Appellee commenced suit against Appellant asserting medical negligence claims; appellant filed a motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim for which relief could be granted. Appellants characterized the complaint as one solely for infliction of emotional distress, and that Appellee had not established a medical malpractice claim. Because both parties' arguments relied on facts outside the pleadings, the trial court converted the appellant's motion to dismiss into a motion for summary judgment, and granted appellant's motion against all claims for relief in the complaint. The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court, holding the metastasis of cancer is a compensible physical injury and that the medical negligence claim should have survived summary judgment. The Supreme Court granted this discretionary appeal, and affirmed the appellate court's judgment.
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