Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Alternative Methods Jury Instruction In Medical Malpractice Case
Recently the Supreme Court of Wisconsin (the “Court”), unanimously held that, “[t]he jury was properly given the alternative methods instruction in this case based on the expert testimony introduced at trial.” Barney v. Mickelson, 2020 WI 40 (emphasis added). The Court reversed the court of appeals decision and reinstated the circuit court judgment dismissing the […]
Fresno Jury Rules Against Heart Surgeon Who Left Operating Room During Surgery
A jury in Fresno, California reached a verdict of 11-1, deciding that a patient’s permanent coma was the result of negligence on the part of a heart surgeon who left the operating room during a surgery to replace the patient’s aortic heart valve. The amount of damages was not specified; the jury must deliberate further […]