Sommers v. Friedman

Mindy Sommers's husband, Jay, was admitted to St. Mary's Hospital in Madison after complaining of chest pains. He died of a dissecting aortic aneurysm — a rupture of the inner layer of the aorta — a few days later, shortly after being released from the hospital by his treating physician, Dr. Lisa Friedman. Som-mers sued Friedman, claiming that she was negligent in caring for and treating her husband while he was hospitalized, and she appeals from a judgment dismissing her action upon a jury verdict finding Friedman not negligent.

She raises several issues. She claims that the trial court erred…