District Court of Appeal of Florida

Order granting defendant a new trial in a dental malpractice case due to purported juror misconduct is reversed where the trial court abused its discretion in finding that a juror's failure to disclose her past facelift in response to questioning on "facial reconstructive surgery" constituted misconduct.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/09/2005
• Published 12/12/2005

Judges

• THOMAS, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Danny L. Kepner of Shell, Fleming, Davis & Menge, Pensacola, Attorney for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• William C. Baker, Jr., of Baker & Baker, Pensacola, Attorney for Appellee.