Legal Opinion

Williamson v. Baptist Health Medical Center

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided March 16, 2017No. CV-16-185PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJosephine Linker Hart, Justice

I,Elizabeth Ann Williamson, administrator of the estate of Cynthia Frazier, appeals from a judgment entered and from the denial of a new-trial motion in a wrongful-death suit against Baptist Medical Center (Baptist). On appeal, she argues that the jury award omitted loss-of-life damages, rendering the award inadequate and contrary to the preponderance of the evidence. She also argues that the circuit court abused its discretion by substituting its verdict for that of the jury, and that the judgment entered grants Baptist an “unconscionable quadruple reduction in liability.” In her…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Arkansas State Claims Commission v. Duit Construction Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 2014
  2. Lagios v. GoldmanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2016
  3. Denney v. DenneySupreme Court of Arkansas · 2015
  4. Williamson v. Baptist Health Med. Ctr.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2016

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Daniel v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2017
  2. Williamson v. Baptist Health Medical CenterSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2017

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