CASE FACTS: Minnise Holt, a 79 year-old nursing home resident, underwent surgery to remove a mole from his body. Dr. Bruce Adelman was the anesthesiologist involved in the procedure. Dr. Adelman was present at the initial stage of the procedure, but left the operating room shortly thereafter. Sandra Robe, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), employed by Dr. Adelman, remained in the OR throughout the procedure and, among other things, monitored the oxygen delivery to the patient. Dr. Edward Lanigan, the plastic surgeon who operated on the patient, maintained that during the procedure a fire erupted, which was sparked by the close use of a Boyle cauterizing device to ...