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Appellant Juan Garnier asks appeals court to vacate verdict, cites false ambulance record and excluded treating‑physician testimony
Summary
In oral argument, pro se appellant Juan Garnier told a three‑judge panel the trial court erred by allowing an uncorrected patient care report that stated 'without incident' and by excluding his treating physician’s causation opinion; defense counsel for Cataldo Ambulance said the record was never destroyed and any defects were litigated at trial.
Juan Garnier, representing himself, urged the Massachusetts Appeals Court to vacate a jury verdict and remand for either a default on liability or a new trial, arguing the trial court committed multiple legal errors that denied him a fair trial. "We ask this court to vacate the judgment and remand with instructions that the Supreme Court enter default on liability as a spoilage and sanction," Garnier told the panel.
Garnier centered his appeal on two linked claims: (1) that a patient care report prepared by the responding EMT inaccurately recorded the ambulance transport as "without incident," contrary to eyewitness testimony and his…
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