Korsak v. Atlas Hotels, Inc.

Opinion

HUFFMAN, Acting P. J.

Plaintiff and respondent Richard Korsak, M.D., was struck in the eye by a jet of water after a shower head fell off its pipe in the bathroom of a guest room Korsak and his wife occupied in a hotel owned and operated by defendant and appellant Atlas Hotels, Inc. (Hotel). Korsak sued Hotel for personal injuries, and a unanimous jury awarded him $450,900. Hotel appeals the judgment after the trial court denied its motion for new trial or for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. It claims the trial court committed prejudicial error in allowing Korsak’s expert to…