Smith v. Andrews

Opinion

SCHALLER, J.

In this medical malpractice action, the named plaintiff, Michael Smith, 1 appeals from the trial court’s judgment, 2 rendered after a jury verdict in favor of the defendants, Raymond Andrews, an anesthesiologist, and Medical Anesthesiology Associates, P.C. (Medical Anesthesiology). 3 The plaintiff claims that: (1) the trial court improperly admitted evidence of a local standard of care with respect to the method of intubation performed on the plaintiff prior to surgery; (2) the trial court improperly permitted defense counsel to ask a prejudicial and confusing hypothetical…