Seabury-Peterson v. Jhamb

[¶ 1] A jury awarded Donna Seabury-Peterson and her husband, Joseph Peterson, more than $1.1 million in damages for the negligence of Kristen K. Jhamb, M.D. and Mid Coast Medical Group (collectively Mid Coast) in failing to diagnose Donna’s recurrent breast cancer, which had metastasized to her bones. Mid Coast argues that, in reaching its verdict, the jury was motivated by sympathy, confusion, or a prejudicial remark made by the Petersons during their closing argument, and appeals from the Superior Court’s (Cumberland *749County, Crowley, J.) denial of its motions for a mistrial and for a new…