Legal Opinion
Baptist Medical Center Montclair v. Whitfield
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 21, 2006No. 1041472PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEE, Justice.
Baptist Medical Center Montclair appeals from the trial court’s grant of a new trial following the return of a jury verdict in its favor. We affirm.
Facts
Dr. Scott Pennington admitted Thelbert Whitfield to Baptist Medical Center Mont-clair (“BMC”); Thelbert was suffering from gallstones and jaundice. Dr. Pennington is BMC’s chairman of general surgery.
On January 15, 2001, Dr. Pennington removed Thelbert’s gallbladder. Thelbert was discharged following the procedure, but he experienced problems and was re-hospitalized on January 21, 2001. On January 26, 2001, Dr. Pennington…
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