Colley v. PeaceHealth

¶1 This appeal arises from a jury’s defense verdict in a medical negligence action against PeaceHealth St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham. The hospital patient and his wife contend the trial court admitted evidence that was speculative, irrelevant, and unfairly prejudicial. Finding no basis for granting a new trial, we affirm.

FACTS

¶2 The hospital patient is appellant Lewis Colley. In the spring of 2006, when he was around 45 years old, Colley began complaining of recurrent abdominal pain. On May 4, 2006, Colley’s pain was severe. At around 7:45 p.m., he and his wife, Talena, went to the…