Thomson v. Olsen

NATURE OF CASE

W. JONES, Justice.

Kenneth Thomson (Appellant) filed a lawsuit alleging that Dr. Craig Olsen (Respondent) committed medical malpractice. The jury returned a verdict for Respondent, concluding he did not breach the applicable standard of care in his treatment of Appellant. On appeal, Appellant argues the district court committed error by 1) allowing Respondent’s counsel to ask potential jurors to rate themselves on a sympathy scale during voir dire, 2) allowing Respondent’s undisclosed witness to testify, 3) excluding email evidence, 4) admitting consent form evidence, and 5)…