The Pennsylvania Superior Court has vacated a defense verdict and ordered a new trial in a medical malpractice lawsuit stemming from the death of a man following his anesthetization for a colonoscopy.

A three-judge panel consisting of Judges Anne Lazarus, Maria McLaughlin and Mary Murray granted plaintiff Gerald Lacattiva’s request for a new trial, after he argued that the Luzerne County court gave improper jury instructions and allowed a defense attorney to operate without restrictions.