Harris v. Mt. Sinai Medical Center

{¶ 1} Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Ronald Jordan, M.D., and Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. (“Northeast”) appeal from a decision of the Cuyahoga County Court of Appeals that reversed the trial court’s order awarding them a new trial and remanded the cause to the trial court to consider motions for remittitur of damages and for prejudgment interest. The appeal resulted from a $30 million jury verdict arising out of claimed medical malpractice during the birth of Walter Hollins in 1987.

{¶ 2} The major focus of this appeal concerns the standard of review by an appellate court in…