Campbell v. Shelton

OPINION

FRIEDLANDER, Judge

John and Pam Shelton and their son, John Shelton, Jr., filed a medical malpractice action against, among others, Jeff Campbell and Physicians Primary Care Service (PPCS). Following a trial, the jury found against Campbell and PPCS, and awarded damages to the Sheltons in the amount of $3,961,360.76. Campbell and PPCS appeal from that judgment, presenting the following restated issues for review:

1. Did the trial court commit reversible error in stating, in the jury’s presence, that it would recognize one of the Sheltons’ witnesses as an expert in his field?

2. Did the…