Dendy v. Wells

Barnes, Presiding Judge.

Duncan Wells, M.D., performed hip replacement surgery on Frances Dendy, and during the procedure her sciatic nerve became damaged. Dendy sued Wells and his practice, Duncan Wells, M.D., EC. d/b/a Atlas Orthopedics for medical malpractice, alleging that the defendant violated the applicable standard of care by clamping a retractor on the plaintiff s sciatic nerve during the surgery. A jury returned a defense verdict, and the trial court denied the plaintiff s motion for new trial. The plaintiff appeals, arguing that the defendant repeatedly violated a motion in limine…