New Trial Order Over Autopsy Photos Vacated By Texas Appeals Court

Mealey's (March 10, 2020, 9:52 AM EDT) -- HOUSTON — A trial court abused its discretion in granting a motion for a new trial to a decedent’s family in a suit against medical providers who misdiagnosed his acute myeloid leukemia as tonsillitis, a Texas appeals court ruled Feb. 25.  It pointed out that autopsy photos were not new evidence and did not warrant a new trial (In Re Iftikhar Ahmed, et al., No. 01-19-00584, Texas App., 1st Dist., 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 1571)....