Opinion ID: 1057613
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Heading: Summary Judgment as to Dr. Adams

Text: Although the Complaint may be read to assert a cause of action for malpractice directly against Dr. Adams, [26] Plaintiff has not actually asserted in this case that Dr. Adams independently committed any acts constituting malpractice in her direct care; in fact she emphasizes that he did not care for her or speak to her in person during the months in question. Moreover, Dr. Mangione opined that Dr. Adams did not breach the standard of care applicable to primary care physicians. Thus, summary judgment is appropriate as to Dr. Adams on this basis as well. Negligent supervision is the last potential theory of liability by which Dr. Adams might be legally responsible for Maddox's negligence. See, e.g., Watkins v. Affiliated Internists, P.C., No. M2008-01205-COA-R3-CV, 2009 WL 5173716, at -28 (Tenn.Ct.App. Dec. 29, 2009); MacDonald, 853 F.Supp. at 1438; Gore, supra, at 133-35. Indeed, in her brief to this Court, Plaintiff makes references to Dr. Adams's alleged negligent supervision of Maddox. This independent theory of liability was not raised in Plaintiff's complaint, however, and therefore it may not be raised for the first time on appeal. See Draper v. Westerfield, 181 S.W.3d 283, 292 (Tenn.2005).