Campo v. Tama

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

POLLOCK, J.

In this medical-malpractice action, the jury found that defendant Dr. Albert Tama had not been negligent.in failing to diagnose breast cancer in plaintiff Mary Ann Campo. The appeal questions whether the trial court committed reversible error in not allowing plaintiff to prove estimated medical expenses that she might incur were she to suffer a recurrence of cancer. Also raised is the propriety of a jury instruction that if plaintiff were to suffer a recurrence, she could maintain a subsequent action. In an unreported opinion, the Appellate…