Gassen v. Woy

CLARK, Judge.

This is a medical negligence case in which the jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant George H. Woy, M.D. Plaintiff Gassen appeals contending the trial court erred in the admission of testimony from expert witnesses and in failing to grant a new trial when it appeared that six members of the jury had not accurately responded to questions posed during voir dire.

Appellant’s cause of action originated when she suffered back injuries in a fall. Based on a diagnosis that appellant had sustained a herniated disc, three successive surgeries were undertaken, the first two by Dr.…