Christopherson v. St. Vincent Hospital

OPINION

BUSTAMANTE, Judge.

{1} Joseph Lee Christopherson, individually and as personal representative of the estate of his daughter, Mercedes Louise Christopherson, filed a complaint for medical negligence leading to Mercedes Christopherson’s death in 2008. A jury found St. Vincent Hospital negligent, but hung on the issue of causation. A second trial, limited to causation, resulted in a verdict in favor of St. Vincent Hospital. The district court ordered a third trial on causation based on defense counsel’s misconduct during the second trial. The final trial ended in a $2.25 million verdict…