Romero v. Riggs

Opinion

NARES, J.

John J. Riggs, O.D. (Riggs) and the Chicano Community Health Center doing business as Logan Heights Family Health Center (Center), appeal from an order granting a new trial to Patrick Romero (Romero) after a trial in which the jury found Center’s employee Riggs had been negligent as to Romero, but also found such negligence had not caused Romero’s eyesight problems. The trial judge disagreed and ordered a new trial, on the basis that in his view the evidence overwhelmingly supported a finding of causation. Because the reasons stated in the order are well supported in the…