Lake v. McCollum

ALOK AHUJA, Judge.

Appellant Joe Bob Lake appeals the trial court’s grant of judgment notwithstanding the verdict (“JNOV”) in favor of Dr. Sharon Prohaska after a jury found in Lake’s favor in this medical malpractice action. We reverse and remand for entry of judgment on the jury’s verdict.

Pacts

On June 28, 1999, while experiencing a severe migraine headache, Julia Lake visited her regular physician, Dr. Prohaska, at her medical office in Kansas City. During the visit, an injection consisting of a combination of the drugs Nubain and Vis-taril was administered to attempt to alleviate Julia’s…