Galus v. Milner

Weiss, J. (dissenting). I respectfully dissent. The sole issue in this case is whether a verdict in favor of a defendant physician in a medical malpractice case should be set aside because a juror failed to truthfully respond to questions put to her during voir dire. Plaintiff urges that upon voir dire, the forelady of the jury did not respond when asked whether she knew the defendant physician or any of his associates, or whether she ever had a G.I. series or an I.V.P. Plaintiff had a peremptory challenge left. During jury deliberations, the forelady disclosed to other jurors that she had…