Carter v. St. John's Regional Medical Center

KENNETH W. SHRUM, Presiding Judge.

This damage suit by Dr. Robert L. Carter (“Dr. Carter”) against St. John’s Regional Medical Center (“St. John’s”) was submitted to the jury as a breach of contract claim and a claim of tortious interference with business expectancy. The trial court would not submit Dr. Carter’s claim for punitive damages to the jury. The jury awarded Dr. Carter compensatory damages on both claims, and St. John’s appeals from the judgment entered on those verdicts. Dr. Carter also appeals and claims the trial court erred by not submitting his punitive damage claim to the jury.…