Wagner v. Piehler

TURNAGE, Chief Judge.

Nicole M. Wagner brought suit against Jeffrey M. Piehler, M.D., Mid-America Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons, P.C., Eric M. Thompson, M.D. and St. Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City for medical malpractice. A jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants. Nicole contends the court erred in excluding expert opinions, in sustaining a motion in limine, failing to remove a juror, and in making improper comments toward her counsel. Affirmed.

Nicole was required by her employer in Hiawatha, Kansas to have a chest x-ray. The x-ray revealed a tumor on the chest wall and…