Date: 03-04-2009

Case Style: Limbusha Fields v. Kristi M. Saunders, M.D., University Health Partners, The state of Oklahoma, ex rel. The board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, and Kathryna Reilly, M.D., Rita Rankaja Raman, M.C.; Adriana Monica Bruen, M.D.; and HCA Health Services of Oklahoma, Inc., d/b/a OU Medical Center d/b/a Children's Hospital

Case Number: CJ-2006-8523

Judge: Noma D. Gurich

Court: District Court, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Charles Weddle, and Joe White, White & Weddle, P.C., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Defendant's Attorney: Jamie Bruehl and Hilton Walters, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for Kristie M. Saunders, M.D.

Melissa Couch, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Erin Renegar, Kornfeld Franklin Renegar, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and John Wiggins, Short Wiggins Margo & Butts, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for Adriana Monica Brune

Russell L. Hendrickson, Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green, L.L.P., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Amy Steele, Pierce, Couch, Hendrickson, Baysinger & Green, L.L.P., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for Rita Rankaja Raman

Lane Krieger, Wiggins, Sewell & Ogletree, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Thomas Wright, Wright, Stout & Wilburn, Muskogee, Oklahoma for Kathryna Reilly, M.D.

Steve Rodolf and Brent Thompson, Rodolf & Todd, Tulsa, Oklahoma for HCA Health Services of Oklahoma, Inc.

Description: Limbusha Fields, as personal representative of the estate of Keontae Kevon Cole, deceased, Limbusha Fields, Individually and Keon Cole, individually sued Kristine M. Saunders, M.D., University Health Partners, The State of Oklahoma ex rel, The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, and Kathryna Reilly, M.D., Rita Rankaja Raman, M.D., Andrianna Monica Brune, M.D.; and Hca Health Services Inc. d/b/a OU Medical Center, d/b/a Children's Hospital on a medical negligence (medical malpractice) wrongful death theory.

The claims made and defenses asserted are not available.

Outcome: RETURNS WITH VERDICT AND FINDS (1) IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANT, KRISTI M. SAUNDERS, M.D. (2) IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANT, KATHRYN REILLY, M.D., SIGNED BY THE FOREPERSON (3) IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANT, HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF OKLAHOMA INC, SIGNED BY THE FOREPERSON (4) IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANT, A. MONICA BRUNE, M.D., SIGNED BY THE FOREPERSON. JURY DISCHARGED. CLERK DIRECTED TO FILE AND RECORD VERDICT AND ENTER JUDGMENT ACCORDINGLY.

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