Lewis v. Sanford Medical Center

ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Lisa Lewis sued Sanford Medical Center for medical malpractice arising out of an attempted surgery that was aborted. Sanford admitted negligence but denied that its negligence proximately caused any of the damages Lisa sought to recover. Sanford also moved for summary judgment on a statute of limitations defense. The circuit court denied summary judgment. After a five-day trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Sanford, finding that Lisa did not suffer any damages legally caused by Sanford’s negligence. Lisa moved for a new trial, arguing that the jury could not…