Salopek v. Friedman

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO Opinion Number: ___________ Filing Date: June 4, 2013 Docket No. 30,307 MICHAEL SALOPEK, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. DAVID J. FRIEDMAN, M.D., Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOÑA ANA COUNTY Jerald A. Valentine, District Judge The Perrin Law Firm Doug Perrin Santa Fe, NM for Appellee Kemp Smith LLP CaraLyn Banks Las Cruces, NM for Appellant OPINION KENNEDY, Chief Judge. {1} David J. Friedman, M.D. (Defendant) appeals from a $600,000 judgment against him for medical malpractice on three grounds:…