Robert v. Chodoff

Appellant hospital seeks to overturn a jury verdict in appellee’s favor in a medical malpractice action. In order to accomplish this purpose, appellant raises the following broad contentions for our consideration: (1) appellee did not introduce sufficient evidence to support the submission of alternative theories of negligence to the jury, (2) the lower court’s charge misstated the law of proximate cause and burden of proof, distorted the evidence, and confused the jury, (3) the lower court thwarted appellant’s presentation of its primary defense, and (4) the $800,000 jury verdict was…