Baptist Hospital, Inc. v. Rawson

This is the second appearance of this medical malpractice case in this court. In the parties’ first appearance, a favorable verdict for the plaintiff, Malcolm Keith Rawson, appellee/cross-appellant here, was reversed as a result of the improper and inflammatory closing argument presented by counsel for Rawson. Baptist Hosp., Inc. v. Rawson, 674 So.2d 777 (Fla. 1st DCA), rev. denied, 682 So.2d 1100 (Fla. 1996). On retrial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant, Baptist Hospital, Inc. (Baptist), appellant/cross-ap-pellee here. Upon Rawson’s motion, the trial court granted a new…