Williams v. Shackelford

JjThis is an appeal from a plaintiffs verdict in a medical-negligence case. The appellant, Dr. Victor Williams, challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting a Pulaski County jury’s verdict in favor of the appellee, Bobby Shackelford. In addition, Dr. Williams assigns error to the award of prejudgment interest to Shackel-ford. We affirm the jury verdict; however, we reverse the award of prejudgment interest.

Shackelford was referred to Dr. Williams after a biopsy of a lesion in his colon indicated cancer. Dr. Williams ultimately performed an abdominal perineal resection (APR) on…