Beatty v. Doctors' Co.

The defendant, The Doctors’ Company, appeals from the order of the circuit court of Madison County that confirmed the arbitration award and entered a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Michael E. Beatty, M.D., doing business as The Southwestern Illinois Plastic and Hand Surgery Associates (Dr. Beatty), in the amount of $1,281,082.67 in compensatory damages and $4.5 million in punitive damages, for a total judgment of $5,781,082.67. The Doctors’ Company raises four issues on appeal, which we restate as follows: (1) whether the arbitrators exceeded their powers by awarding punitive damages,…