Tirado v. O'Hara

JOHN E. JENNINGS, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order granting appellees’ motion for a new trial in a medical malpractice case. Appellant Dr. Emilio Tirado surgically repaired appellee John O’Hara’s hernia in March 1993. During the surgery, appellant placed one stitch through and another one around Mr. O’Hara’s femoral nerve, which damaged the nerve and allegedly caused him to suffer pain in the right leg. At trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Mr. O’Hara and, based on interrogatories, set his damages at a total of $77,332.03. Although the jury also found in favor of Mr. O’Hara’s…