Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit December 4, 2001, No. 00-5365 (Smith v. Baptist Healthcare System, Inc.)

I. BACKGROUND

CLELAND, District Judge.

This appeal arises out of a medical malpractice action brought by Plaintiff-Appellant Rachel Marie Smith through her parents Terrell and Michelle Smith against Defendants-Appellees Baptist Healthcare System Inc. (“Baptist Hospital”), Louis Kirtly, M.D., Arthur H. Isaacs, M.D., and Douglas Mitchell, M.D.