Benkendorf v. Advanced Cardiac Specialists Chartered

OPINION

BROWN, Judge.

¶ 1 In this medical malpractice action, Allen Benkendorf appeals from a judgment entered following a jury verdict in favor of Advanced Cardiac Specialists Chartered (“ACSC”). The sole question we address in this opinion is whether the trial court should have prohibited ACSC from presenting expert testimony opining as to possible causes of an injury that led to a patient’s death. 1 For the following reasons, we hold that the court did not abuse its discretion in allowing such testimony.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Benkendorfs wife, Judy, underwent surgery in January 2003 to remove her…