Gilman v. Beverly California Corp.

Opinion

COTTLE, J.

Introduction

Defendant Beverly California Corporation (hereafter Beverly), operator of a licensed skilled nursing facility, appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict in this medical malpractice wrongful death action. Beverly contends the trial court committed prejudicial error in excluding evidence pertaining to the allocation of negligence between Beverly and the decedent’s treating physician, and in prohibiting Beverly’s key expert witness from responding to plaintiffs’ expert’s testimony. Beverly also contends that the noneconomic damage award must be reversed…