Legal Opinion
Robert Stafford v. Neurological Medicine, Inc. And Raymond F. Cohen, D.O.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 27, 1987No. 86-1352PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Robert Stafford brought this negligence action against Neurological Medicine, Inc. (NMI), and Dr. Raymond F. Cohen based on an insurance form signed by Dr. Cohen which incorrectly stated that Stafford’s wife, Pauline, was “diagnosed” as having a brain tumor. Two days after reading this form, Pauline committed suicide. A jury returned a verdict for $200,000. The district court, however, granted both defendants’ motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, reasoning that the evidence failed to create a submissible jury question on the element of causation. It…
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