Cain v. Back

OPINION

ROBB, Judge.

Case Summary and Issues

Following a jury trial, Dr. Jeffrey Cain, M.D., appeals the trial court’s judgment awarding Richard and Suzette Back $800,000 in damages on their claim of medical malpractice relating to the stillbirth of their daughter, C.B. On appeal, Dr. Cain raises two issues, which we restate as 1) whether the trial court properly excluded opinion testimony from two treating physicians and 2) whether the trial court properly excluded letters that the Backs’ counsel wrote to the same two treating physicians shortly before trial began. Concluding that the trial…