S.K., a legally incapacitated Minor by and through his Conservator, Thomas T. Tarbox
v.
Obstetric & Gynecologic Associates of Iowa City and Coralville, P.C., and Mercy Hospital Iowa City and Jill Christine Goodman
Defendant in suit alleging medical malpractice appeals from a district court judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding plaintiff $97 million in damages. Defendant seeks reversal of the judgment and remand for a new trial. Defendant contends: (1) the specifications of negligence submitted to the jury had no evidentiary support and used language favoring plaintiff; (2) evidence was erroneously admitted under the residual exception to the hearsay rule; (3) plaintiff’s counsel engaged in repeated and deliberate misconduct; (4) the verdict was flagrantly excessive; and (5) the high-low settlement entered between its co-defendant and plaintiff limits its liability to only 50% of the economic damages awarded by operation of Iowa Code chapter 668.
Appellee
S.K., a legally incapacitated Minor by and through his Conservator, Thomas T. Tarbox
Appellant
Obstetric & Gynecologic Associates of Iowa City and Coralville, P.C., and Mercy Hospital Iowa City and Jill Christine Goodman
Attorney for the Appellee
Ryan G. Koopmans
Attorneys for the Appellant
Troy L. Booher
Beth E. Kennedy
Supreme Court
Oral Argument Schedule
15-15-5
Sep 11, 2024 9:00 AM
