Travis v. Unruh

This is a medical malpractice case. A jury found defendant negligent and awarded plaintiff $450,000 in damages. Defendant appeals. We affirm.

Plaintiff was injured when his shotgun discharged accidentally, propelling birdshot into his eyes. He received emergency and follow-up medical treatment from defendant, an opthalmologist. The treatment failed to restore his vision. Defendant makes eleven assignments of error, only one of which has merit. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the trial court.

Defendant alleges that the trial court erred in allowing Dr. Calhoun, a medical expert, to…