Legal Opinion
Mead v. Adrian
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 8, 2003No. 01-1858PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, Justice.
This is an appeal from the granting of a new trial in a medical malpractice action, which resulted in a substantial verdict for the patient’s personal representative. The plaintiff is Patricia Mead, executor of the estate of Lucille Humpal, deceased. The defendant is Dr. Burton Adrian.1
The grant of a new trial was posited on two grounds: inconsistency in allowing the jury to award both wrongful-death damages and lost-chance damages, and failure to adequately instruct the jury as to the basis for determining lost-chance damages. After reviewing the record and considering the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Schmitt v. Jenkins Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Larsen v. United Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
- DeBurkarte v. LouvarSupreme Court of Iowa · 1986
- Becker v. D & E DISTRIBUTING CO.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1976
- Fitzgerald v. HaleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1956
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Matsuyama v. BirnbaumMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
- Pamela Plowman and Jeremy Plowman v. Fort Madison Community Hospital, Pil Kang, John Paiva, Davis Radiology, P.C., Leah Steffensmeier, the Women's Center, and Fort Madison Physicians and SurgeonsSupreme Court of Iowa · 2017
- Contois v. Town of West WarwickSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2004
- Wolbers v. the Finley Hosp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2003
- Malinou v. Miriam HospitalSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2011
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