Kern v. St. Luke's Hospital Ass'n

Plaintiffs in this malpractice case appeal from a jury verdict of no cause of action against defendants. Three issues are raised by plaintiffs’ application for leave to appeal:

1) Whether the conduct of defendants’ counsel, in interjecting improper innuendos of a conspiracy between plaintiffs’ counsel and expert witnesses to render untrue and collusive testimony, deprived plaintiffs of a fair trial and required granting of a mistrial or a new trial.

2) Whether the sudden interruption of plaintiffs’ counsel’s closing argument by someone seeking emergency medical attention from defendant…