The Third District Court of Appeal reversed a $4.1 million medical malpractice award to the parents of a child who received a kidney transplant, finding the family resorted to unfair tactics in presenting expert testimony and materially misrepresented evidence in closing arguments.
Monica and Javier Gutierrez sued their pediatrician, Jose Luis Vargas, and his defunct company, claiming he failed to provide a timely diagnosis for their daughter, Monica A. Gutierrez, now 15.
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