Schendel v. Hennepin County Medical Center

OPINION

KLAPHAKE, Judge.

Appellants Dr. Mahmoud Nagib and Neurosurgical Associates, Ltd. challenge the trial court’s denial of JNOV, alleging respondent Roger Schendel failed to prove the existence of a physician-patient relationship while Schendel was a patient at Hennepin County Medical Center and claim that errors in the verdict form and instructions to the jury, evidentiary errors, and the jury’s award of excessive and speculative damages require a new trial. Appellants also contend that the trial court erred as a matter of law in holding them liable for the entire amount of damages. We…