The plaintiff slipped and fell at a Wal-Mart store, suffering a knee dislocation.
She was taken to the hospital where she was treated by an emergency room physician and an orthopaedic surgeon.
Due to a delay in diagnosing and treating compartment syndrome and a vascular injury, the plaintiff's leg had to be amputated.
The court found that both physicians breached the standard of care by failing to conduct adequate examinations and communicate effectively, and that these breaches caused the plaintiff's injury.
The action against Wal-Mart was dismissed as any assumed breach of the standard of care did not cause the injury.
