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THE FAILURE TO GRANT PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST THAT THE JURY BE GIVEN AN INTERROGATORY ON THE THEORY THE SURGEON IMPROPERLY PERFORMED A PROCEDURE WAS REVERSIBLE ERROR ( SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, ordering a new trial on one of the theories of negligence, determined plaintiff’s request that the jury be given an interrogatory should have been granted:

… [T]he Supreme Court erred in denying the plaintiff’s request that the jury be given an interrogatory asking whether [defendant] Lazzaro departed from good and accepted standards of medical practice by “the improper performance of a surgical procedure,” and therefore a new trial is required on this theory of negligence. “‘Jury interrogatories must be based on claims supported by the evidence'” … . “‘The trial court has broad discretion in deciding whether to submit interrogatories to the jury'” … . “However, where there is sufficient evidence to support a plaintiff’s cause of action pursuant to a particular theory of negligence, it is error to deny a request by the plaintiff to submit an interrogatory to the jury regarding that theory” … .

Here, the plaintiff introduced sufficient evidence at trial to support her theory that Lazzaro departed from good and accepted standards of medical practice by the manner in which he performed the surgery … . Lawrence v New York Methodist Hosp., 2024 NY Slip Op 05571, Second Dept 11-13-24

Practice Point: In this medical malpractice case, there was sufficient proof a defendant improperly performed a surgical procedure to warrant granting plaintiff’s request to give the jury an interrogatory on the issue. The denial of the request was deemed reversible error.

 

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