I. Is a judge disqualified in cases in which a hospital is a party when his daughter, in her capacity as executrix of her grandmother’s estate, has filed a wrongful death action against the hospital? Answer: The judge is disqualified in medical liability cases in which the hospital is a party. II. Is the judge disqualified from hearing other cases in which an attorney in the foregoing case represents a party? Answer: Yes, since the judge’s spouse has an interest in the outcome of the wrongful death action. III. Is the judge disqualified from hearing cases in which other members of the firms of the individual attorneys in the wrongful death case appear? Answer: No, so long as the other attorneys do not assist with the wrongful death action and absent additional circumstances. IV. May any disqualification arising in the foregoing circumstances be remitted? Answer: No.

DISQUALIFICATION RELATED TO A PENDING SUIT FOR THE WRONGFUL DEATH OF THE JUDGE’S MOTHER-IN-LAW