Pratt v. St. Christopher's Hospital

OPINION

SAYLOR, Justice.

Appeal was allowed in this case to consider the application of the “no-impeachment rule,” governing the admissibility of post-verdict testimony by jurors.

The civil case underlying the appeal is a medical malpractice action in which Appellees, on behalf of their minor son, sought to recover monetary damages from Appellants based on an alleged failure on their part to timely diagnose a rare but pernicious infection, which ultimately led to brain damage.1 At the conclusion of trial, the jury returned a defense verdict, with polling confirming that ten of the twelve jurors…