Mealey's (October 13, 2020, 1:24 PM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — In a 2-1 decision, a Florida state appeals panel on Oct. 7 affirmed a defense verdict in a wrongful death case involving a surgical suction device even though the trial judge erred in allowing the defendant to exercise a peremptory strike against the first alternate juror when one original juror left (Lisa Cavanaugh, et al. v. Stryker Corporation, et al., No. 4D19-523, Fla. App., 4th Dist., 2020 Fla. App. LEXIS 14345)....