WEESE v. SCHUKMAN

Nos. 95-3046, 95-3065, 95-3230.

98 F.3d 542 (1996)

Calvin L. WEESE, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jay S. SCHUKMAN, M.D., Defendant-Appellant, State of Kansas, for and on behalf of the Health Care Stabilization Fund, an agency of the State, Intervenor. Calvin L. WEESE, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jay S. SCHUKMAN, M.D., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

October 15, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. O'Neal, of Gilliland & Hayes, Hutchinson, KS (Matthew L. Bretz, of Gilliland & Hayes, Hutchinson, KS, with him on the briefs), for Jay S. Schukman, M.D.

Randall E. Fisher, Wichita, KS, for Calvin L. Weese, Jr.

Steven C. Day, of Woodward, Blaylock, Hernandez, Roth & Day, Wichita, KS, for Intervenor State of Kansas.

Before PORFILIO, BRORBY and EBEL, Circuit Judges.


EBEL, Circuit Judge.

In this medical malpractice litigation, the defendant appeals entry of a post-verdict judgment as a matter of law ("JML") in favor of the plaintiff. Plaintiff cross-appeals, claiming that the district court should have granted a new trial and challenging the constitutionality of a state statute requiring certain medical malpractice awards to be paid in installments. Plaintiff also claims that the district court should have found that the defendant...

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