Schiff v. Friberg

Rachel Schiff filed a medical malpractice suit against Dr. Jan Fri-berg and Columbia Grant Hospital for alleged damages sustained following surgery conducted on January 17, 1995. The jury awarded Schiff damages in the amount of $482,448.19, later reduced to $467,448.19, based on $15,000 previously paid in settlement by Columbia Grant Hospital. Dr. Friberg filed a posttrial motion to set aside the jury verdict or, alternatively, grant him a new trial. That motion was denied. Dr. Friberg appeals from both the judgment entered on the jury verdict and the order denying the posttrial motion.

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