FRANCO v. LATINA

No. 2002-233-Appeal.

840 A.2d 1110 (2004)

Linda J. FRANCO et al. v. Joseph A. LATINA, M.D.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

January 9, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Decof, Providence, for Plaintiff.

Michael G. Sarli, Providence, for Defendant.

Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., FLANDERS, GOLDBERG, FLAHERTY, and SUTTELL, JJ.


OPINION

FLANDERS, Justice.

This is a medical malpractice case in which the trial justice granted a new trial to the plaintiff, surgical patient Linda J. Franco, after a jury returned a verdict for the defendant surgeon, Joseph A. Latina, M.D. (Dr. Latina). Pursuant to G.L.1956 § 9-24-7 (allowing appeals from orders granting or denying a new trial after a trial by jury), Dr. Latina appealed from the order granting plaintiff's motion for a new trial....

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