Tobin v. Providence Hospital

In this medical malpractice case, involving the death of Rollin Tobin on November 13, 1993, following hip replacement surgery, defendant appeals as of right from the jury verdict totaling $6,485,681.06, including taxable costs, attorney fees, and statutory interest. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

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Plaintiff, the wife of the decedent and personal representative of his estate, alleged that her husband died as a result of the transfusion, during hip replacement surgery, of blood contaminated by Yersinia bacteria, contrary to his express request that any transfusions contain only his own…