The Pennsylvania Superior Court has reversed a $4.7 million verdict awarded to a guitarist who alleged the burn unit at Temple University Hospital failed to properly treat him for exposure to hydrofluoric acid, requiring him to have portions of two of his fingers amputated.
A unanimous three-judge panel of the Superior Court remanded case for a new trial on damages, finding that the lower court should have allowed plaintiff Antonio Crespo’s prior criminal conviction for receiving stolen property into evidence because it was relevant to the jury’s determination of his credibility as a witness.
