Weathers v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

Opinion

SULLIVAN, J.

Defendants Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and Southern California Permanente Medical Group appeal from an order granting plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial on the grounds of irregularities in the proceedings of the jury and jury misconduct.

Mable Weathers, Fulton L. Weathers, Jr., and Demetree Wheatley, the widow and two children respectively of Fulton L. Weathers, brought this action for damages for his wrongful death, allegedly caused by the medical malpractice of defendants. After a trial lasting over a month and a half, the jury by a…