Heitman v. Heartland Regional Medical Center

JOSEPH P. DANDURAND, Judge.

Stephanie and Ronald Heitman appeal from the judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of Heartland Regional Medical Center. The Heitmans sued Heartland for personal injuries Ms. Heitman claims that she sustained when she fell exiting the shower in the bathroom of her hospital room and for loss of consortium. In their sole point on appeal, they claim that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of the absence of prior patient complaints of a defective shower or of falls in the shower. The judgment is affirmed.

Facts

In their first amended petition for damages,…