Baptist Health Sys., Inc. v. Cantu

SHAW, Justice.

*43Baptist Health System, Inc., d/b/a Walker Baptist Medical Center ("WBMC"), appeals from the Walker Circuit Court's denial of its postjudgment motion seeking relief from the judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of Armando Cantu ("Armando"),1 as father and next friend of Daniel Jose Cantu ("Daniel"), a minor, on Armando's medical-malpractice claim. For the reasons discussed below, we reverse the judgment and remand the case for a new trial.

Facts and Procedural History

On September 19, 2009, Armando and his wife, Eulalia, took then three-month-old Daniel to WBMC's emergency…