Greynolds v. Kurman

Edward J. Mahoney, Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Andrew Kurman, M.D., appeals from a jury verdict rendered against him in favor of plaintiff-appellee, K. Jack Greynolds, in a medical malpractice action. The malpractice action arose after Dr. Kurman performed a cerebral angiogram on Greynolds which caused Greynolds to suffer a stroke. We affirm.

Factual Background

In late July 1987, Greynolds and his wife, Mary Greynolds, visited relatives in Charleston, West Virginia. During the visit, Greynolds suffered from a transient ischemic attack (“TLA”) on July 29. A TLA is “a sudden loss of neurological…