Tawni Anderson Secures Appellate Victory in Utah

Tawni Anderson Secures Appellate Victory in Utah

May 28, 2024

HPS Partner, Tawni Anderson, successfully defended a dental anesthesiologist in a complex medical malpractice case. The case involved a patient who suffered a massive anoxic brain injury and subsequently died after inhaling a piece of gauze placed by the surgeon for hemostasis post-anesthesia. After years of litigation and a lengthy trial, the jury returned a unanimous defense verdict.

On appeal, the plaintiff raised numerous alleged errors in the trial court’s handling of the case. However, after a thorough briefing and oral arguments, the Utah Court of Appeals rejected all of the plaintiff’s claims and upheld the original defense verdict entirely.

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