Elizabeth A. Popick v. Vanderbilt University

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The plaintiff filed this health care liability action against the defendant hospital after the death of her husband, alleging that his death was the result of negligent medical treatment. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant. On appeal, the plaintiff argues that the trial court committed reversible error in: (1) excluding certain email messages as hearsay (2) overruling her objections to defense counsel‟s cross-examination of a witness (3) failing to instruct the jury to ignore statements made by defense counsel in closing argument (4) refusing a request for a special jury instruction and (5) declining to change the special verdict form. Discerning no reversible error, we affirm the decision of the trial court.