Dow Chemical Co. v. St. Vincent Hospital & Health Care Center, Inc.

ROBERTSON, Judge.

The defendant-appellant Dow Chemical Company (Dow) is appealing from a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff-appellees St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Inc. (St. Vincent) and 8402 Corporation (8402). Wiss, Janney, Elstner, & Associates (WJE) were defendants at trial, but are not participating in this appeal. The amount of the jury verdict was for $1,690,-895 in compensatory damages and $5,000,-000 in punitive damages.

A synopsis of the facts favorable to the judgment shows that Dow manufactured a product with the trade name of Sarabond. Sarabond was an additive to…