Mottershaw v. Ledbetter

BRYAN, Justice.

Dr. Ann M. Mottershaw and The Radiology Group, LLC, appeal separately from the trial court’s order granting a motion for a new trial filed by the plaintiff, Shannon Ledbetter, as administrator of the estate of Venoria Womack, deceased. These appeals primarily concern whether the trial court exceeded its discretion in ordering a new trial based on the jury’s exposure to certain evidence that the trial court had excluded by an order granting a motion in limine.

On May 11, 2007, Womack underwent a CT scan of her sinuses. Dr. Mottershaw, a radiologist employed by The Radiology…