Wingate Ex Rel. Carlisle v. Lester E. Cox Medical Center

BENTON, Judge.

Amy Jo Wingate sued Lester E. Cox Medical Center for negligently treating her after an automobile accident. The jury— after less than two hours of deliberation— returned a defendant’s verdict by a 9-3 vote. Wingate appealed to the Court of Appeals, Southern District, and this Court granted transfer. Affirmed.

Wingate asserts as trial errors: (1) not granting a new trial because a juror failed to disclose two previous lawsuits against him; (2) not granting a new trial because the juror also failed to disclose longstanding bias against lawsuits and the people who bring them; (3)…