{"id":3547,"date":"2017-06-21T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T15:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=3547"},"modified":"2017-06-20T06:30:17","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T11:30:17","slug":"court-allows-evidence-nonparty-negligence-considered-jury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/court-allows-evidence-nonparty-negligence-considered-jury\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Allows Evidence of Nonparty Negligence to be Considered by the Jury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jenny Copsey, on behalf of her late husband, Lance Copsey, filed a lawsuit against a radiologist, Dr. John Park, claiming that he chose not to properly analyze radiological images, which purportedly contributed to the her late husband&#8217;s fatal stroke.<\/p>\n<p>The state\u2019s court of appeals said that the evidence of negligence by Copsey\u2019s other physicians who previously settled out of the case was properly admitted by the trial court because it was essential to provide Dr. Park with a fair trial.<\/p>\n<p>The decision stated: \u201cEvidence of nonparty negligence was relevant and necessary in providing Dr. Park a fair trial as it tended to show he was not negligence; thus, the alleged prejudice did not outweigh its probative value.\u201d<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/court-allows-evidence-nonparty-negligence-considered-jury\/#more-3547\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jenny Copsey, on behalf of her late husband, Lance Copsey, filed a lawsuit against a radiologist, Dr. John Park, claiming that he chose not to properly analyze radiological images, which purportedly contributed to the her late husband&#8217;s fatal stroke. 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