Lancaster County, District Judge John A. Colborn
Attorneys for Appellant: Patrick Cullan and Joseph Cullan (Cullan & Cullan, LLC)
Attorneys for Appellee: Patrick G. Vipond, William R. Settles, John M. Walker (Lamson, Dugan & Murray, LLP)
Civil Action: Medical Malpractice
Action Taken by Trial Court: Following a jury trial, the jury found in favor of Brent Willman.
Assignments of Error on Appeal: On appeal, Jonas assigns that the district court erred in (1) answering jury questions which precluded the jury from performing its function as fact finder, (2) answering two jury questions that indicated the court’s opinion of the evidence and the credibility of expert witnesses, (3) refusing to allow Jonas’ offered jury instruction on acts of negligence shown by the evidence and supported by the record, (4) entering a directed verdict against Jonas on damages arising from the defendants’ failure to diagnose, treat, or refer for “ascended” testicles, (5) by using a general dictionary and conducting its own research to determine that the term “undescended” testicles means from birth, and (6) denying Jonas’ motion for a new trial.