Somerville v. Ahuja

SHARP, W., J.

Mary Somerville, the Personal Representative of her deceased husband’s (Richard Somerville’s) estate, appeals from a final judgment, after a jury trial, which denied her any damages in a medical malpractice case filed pursuant to sections 768.16-768.27, Florida Statutes. Mary sought to prove at trial that Doctor Ahuja deviated from the standard of care owed by practitioners in his field by failing to properly treat Richard’s heart problems, by not ordering more testing prior to discharging him from the hospital, and by not prescribing additional cardiac medication upon…