Keomaka v. Zakaib

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

TANAKA, J.

This is a medical tort case arising from plaintiff Richard Keomaka’s (Keomaka) claim that defendant George Zakaib, M.D. (Dr. Zakaib), was professionally negligent in rendering a surgical procedure without Keomaka’s informed consent. The jury found that Dr. Zakaib was negligent, but that the negligence was not “the legal cause” of the harm and damages suffered by Keomaka. Keomaka appeals the judgment entered pursuant to the jury’s special verdict, specifying fifteen points of error, including the giving of certain instructions to the jury.

Upon a review of the…