Rodgers v. Jackson County Orthopedics, Inc.

LAURA DENVER STITH, Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants Richard 0. Rodgers, Ethel J. Stephens, Virginia S. Johnson, Ruth M. Parker, and Richard A. Rodgers (“plaintiffs”) appeal a jury verdict for defendants. Plaintiffs contend that the trial court prejudi-cially erred in denying their motion to strike venireperson Nancy Roberts for cause in light of her admission that she would be reluctant to award damages out of a concern over rising medical care costs. The key issue before this Court is whether plaintiffs can raise this issue on appeal despite the fact that they struck Ms. Roberts from the jury by…