Perryman v. Rosenbaum

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

This is an interlocutory review of the trial court’s order denying appellant/plaintiff’s motion to strike certain sworn statements of jurors and granting appellees/defendants’ motion for new trial in part as to an award of compensatory damages.

During medical malpractice litigation arising from the death of Rebecca Perryman, appellant settled with certain co-defendants for $500,000. As a result, the trial court pertinently charged the jury as follows: “If you find . . . plaintiff is entitled to recover compensatory damages in this case, you should determine the total…