Supreme Court of Delaware

In a medical malpractice case, a jury verdict finding defendant-doctor negligent in his care of decedent, but not liable for his death because his negligence was not a proximate cause of harm to decedent, is reversed where the trial judge erred in: 1) failing to permit the testimony of defendant's medical expert that was favorable to plaintiffs; and 2) in permitting defendant to opine on issues of causation without providing proper notice to plaintiffs.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/07/2007
• Published 08/13/2007

Judges

• STEELE, Chief Justice., Before STEELE, Chief Justice, BERGER and JACOBS, Justices.

Court

• Supreme Court of Delaware

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard A. Zappa, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dennis D. Ferri (argued) and Amy A. Quinlan, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, for appellees.