Grimstead v. Brockington

*334JOHN C. ELD RIDGE (Retired, Specially Assigned), J.

This is a medical malpractice action in which the plaintiff, Joyce Grimstead, was awarded $1,959,195, based on the failure of the defendant, Dr. McNeal Brockington, to correctly diagnose and treat her cancer. At the conclusion of the evidentiary portion of the trial, the judge instructed alternate jury members to attend the jury deliberations without participating. During jury deliberations, two of the original jury members were excused for medical reasons, and the trial judge substituted two alternates for the original jury members. The…