Legal Opinion
CHESTER EARL STOGSDILL BRENDA HINES, — v. HEALTHMARK PARTNERS, L.L.C., —
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 23, 2004No. 03-2904PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Chief Judge.
In April 1999, nurses at Arkansas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (ANRC) in Texarkana, Arkansas failed to alert Artie Mae Stogsdill’s treating physician to a significant change in her bowel condition that led to fatal septic shock. The administrators of Stogsdill’s estate brought this malpractice action against Healthmark Partners, the owner of ANRC. A jury awarded the administrators $500,000 in compensatory and $5,000,000 in punitive damages. Healthmark appeals the district court’s denial of post-verdict relief from the punitive damages award, which is more than eight…
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