NIGHTENGALE v. Timmel

W. JONES, Justice.

I. Nature of the Case

Janet Bell Nightengale brought a medical malpractice action against Dr. Kevin Timmel, an emergency room doctor who treated her in July 2007. Dr. Timmel failed to diagnose a clot in one of Nightengale’s vascular arteries. That condition cut off circulation to Nightengale’s left arm, eventually requiring its amputation above the elbow. At trial, the jury returned a special verdict finding that Dr. Timmel had not breached the relevant standard of care in his treatment of Nightengale.

Nightengale appeals that verdict, arguing the trial court erred in: (1)…