Vachon v. Broadlawns Medical Foundation

ANDREASEN, Justice.

The jury returned a verdict for the defendants in a medical malpractice case. On appeal, the plaintiffs urge the court’s judgment should be reversed because the court submitted improper jury instructions, allowed improper expert opinion testimony, and the defendant’s attorney made improper closing arguments. After careful review of the record, we affirm the district court judgment.

I. Background.

Maurice Vachon was walking on a gravel road near Des Moines in the early morning hours of October 9, 1987. Around 6:30 a.m. he was struck from behind by a 1977 Ford LTD traveling…