Jason D. Dodson and Jason D. Dodson, Jr., a Minor, and Eva Raine Dodson-Lohse, a Minor, and August William Davis Dodson, a Minor, said Minors appearing by the duly appointed Next Friend Jason D. Dodson, Respondent/Cross-Appellant v. Robert P. Ferrara, M.D., and Mercy Clinic Heart and Vascular, LLC, Appellants/Cross-Respondents.
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the CourtMary R. Russell, Judge
The family of Shannon Dodson (“Plaintiffs”) brought a wrongful death action against defendant healthcare providers (“Defendants”) after Ms. Dodson tragically died as a result of a- dissection of her left main coronary artery during a cardiac catheterization. The jury returned a verdict in the amount of $1,831,155 for economic damages and $9 million for noneco-nomic damages. The trial court- reduced the noneconomic damages to $350,000 pursuant to section 538.210(1).1 Both Plaintiffs and Defendants appeal. .
Plaintiffs argue that the section 538.210(1) cap on noneconomic damages *550does not apply…
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