Frances T. Karsten v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.

Affirmed by published PER CURIAM opinion.

OPINION

Frances Karsten (Karsten) brought this diversity action for medical malpractice against Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc. (Kaiser) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Jurisdiction was proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The jury found in favor of Karsten and awarded her damages in the amount of $210,000. The district court denied Kaiser’s post-trial motions and Kaiser appealed. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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Kaiser is a health…