Surgery Patient Stripped of Damages Award Against Spine Doctor

An Ohio woman must pursue a new negligence trial after a state appeals court found that she improperly introduced into evidence a video collage of various deposition answers provided by the defendant doctor.

The collage undoubtedly affected the jury’s verdict, especially when considered alongside “editorializing” by Tammy Mann’s attorney during closing argument about Abubakar Durrani’s alleged inability to tell the truth, the Ohio Court of Appeals, First District, said Wednesday.

Mann sued Durrani and his former practice, the Center for Advanced Spine Technologies Inc., in 2013. She alleged claims for negligence, failure to obtain informed consent, and fraudulent misrepresentation stemming ...