Sandra S. Quirion v. R. Jackson Forcier

DOOLEY, J. This is a medical malpractice action by Sandra Quirion, spouse of decedent Peter Quirion and administratrix of his estate, against Dr. R. Jackson Forcier and the Hitchcock Clinic, a part of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. After trial in the Orleans Superior Court, the jury brought in a defendants verdict. On appeal, plaintiff claims that the trial court erred in allowing in evidence that (1) plaintiff settled with three other doctors prior to trial; (2) these other doctors were negligent in their treatment of decedent; and (3) decedent regularly used marijuana. We affirm.