Wood v. UHS of Peachford, L.P.

Andrews, Judge.

April Wood, the daughter of Sherlie Wood, sued UHS of Peach-ford and Dr. Guy Sommers (collectively “Peachford”) after her mother died while a patient at Peachford. After several sanctions for discovery abuses against plaintiffs counsel, the trial court again admonished counsel several times during voir dire for asking questions that required the jurors to prejudge the case. Counsel ignored the judge’s instructions and continued asking the prohibited questions. The court declared a mistrial and excused the jury. Peachford then filed a motion to dismiss the case for plaintiffs…