Florida Appeals Court Vacates $15.5 Million Award Against Doctor, Orders New Trial

(June 26, 2019, 11:52 AM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida appeals court on June 12 vacated a $15.5 million jury award to a woman who alleged that a physician failed to properly treat her necrotizing vasculitis.  It remanded for a new trial on all issues after finding that the trial court committed a prejudicial error in instructing the jury about informed consent (Yvonne R. Sherrer v. Stephanie Hollingsworth, No. 4D18-830, Fla. App., 4th Dist., 2019 Fla. App. LEXIS 9228)....

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