Mohammed v. Otoadese

STREIT, Justice.

Following a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case, the estate of Jerry Whig-ham sought a new trial claiming it was prejudiced by the erroneous admission of certain evidence. The court of appeals granted a new trial based on testimony concerning Whigham’s prior lawsuit against Hy-Vee for a slip-and-fall injury. Although the testimony should not have been admitted, we vacate the decision of the court of appeals because we find the evidence was not prejudicial to the estate. Moreover, we find neither evidence of payments by Medicare and Medicaid nor evidence of Whigham’s…