Nadiv Shapira, M.d., and Nadiv Shapira, M.d., LLC, Below, Cross v. Christiana Care Health Services, Inc., Below…

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the patient's medical-malpractice judgment against the physician and the supervising health-services corporation, holding that the evidence supported the informed-consent claim, the expert-testimony ruling, the interest award, and the proximate-cause instruction. The court held that the physician's undisclosed financial and professional relationship with the device manufacturer was relevant to whether he satisfied the informed-consent standard, and that the viable epidural alternative independently supported the verdict. The court vacated the supplemental jury verdict because the trial court had no basis to request additional apportionment after the original verdict. No separate opinions were issued.