analysist case Gordon v. Howard 180 Mich. App. 488 (Ct. App. Mich. 1989)
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Howard was called in his place, although he was not on-call on that specific day. The call came in as he was preparing for a family activity and he decided to avail himself after he received information that the doctor on-call was not available. He arrived and went to the emergency room where Gordon was undergoing a CAT scan. Dr. Howards examined the patient during the scan and decided to go ahead with the operation. During the operation, the patient’s physical condition was very poor; eventually, her heart stopped beating. The attempts made to resuscitate her failed, and she was pronounced dead. Afterward, Dr. Howard was sued (Ct. App. Mich, 1989)
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