Todd

BACKGROUND

Kathy Todd’s brother, Larry Tucker, was born in 1952. “Tucker[ ] died on July 24, 2014. According to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s investigation, Mr. Tucker fell down several stairs and sustained head injuries. A call was placed to 911 and Mr. Tucker was pronounced dead at the scene. The autopsy attributed Mr. Tucker’s death to ‘arteriosclerotic heart disease’ and reported that his arteries were from 60% to 80% occluded. “Mr. Tucker had been a patient of Dr. [Thick] Chow’s since October 2007. Dr. Chow’s records for Mr. Tucker did not contain any complaints of chest pain or shortness of breath; nor did they report any diagnosis of heart disease. In the year before his death, Mr. Tucker presented with complaints of back, neck and shoulder pain, flea bites, rash, and a swelling on his hand.” (Todd v. Chow et al. (June 5, 2018, B278824, B280840) [nonpub. opn.], fn. omitted (Todd I).) “Mr. Tucker’s medical records included 2010 test results labeled as ‘Abnormal ECG’ (electrocardiogram) with a notation ‘probable inferior infarct, old.’ The records also included laboratory results showing high cholesterol.” (Todd I, supra, B278824, B280840.) The 2010 ECG was taken at…