Burke v. AnMed Health

AnMed Health admitted liability to Elise Burke arising out of a preoperative procedure, and the jury returned a $250,000.00 verdict for Ms. Burke. AnMed contends the trial court erred in refusing to excuse for cause potential jurors who were allegedly indebted to AnMed, in admitting costs of Ms. Burke’s initial operation as evidence of damages, and in refusing to grant AnMed’s motion for a new trial. We affirm.

Seventy-three-year-old Elise Burke arrived at AnMed to have an abdominal hysterectomy on March 22, 2005. During a routine preoperative procedure, a nurse inadvertently left a cleansing…