Legal Opinion
Bova v. Roig
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided December 7, 1992No. 56A03-9110-CV-313PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RATLIFF, Senior Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Tony J. Bova ("Bova") appeals challenging both the reduction of the jury's award of damages to $500,000 and the constitutionality of the cap on recoveries in the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act ("Act") 2 . We affirm.
ISSUES
1. Did the trial court err as a matter of law in reducing the jury verdict of $772,800 to $500,000 finding only one occurrence of medical malpractice?
2. Is the Act's $500,000 limitation on recoveries unconstitutional?
FACTS
In early 1981, the vision in Bova's left eye began to deteriorate. On September 10, 1981, Bova underwent surgery…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Johnson v. St. Vincent Hospital, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1980
- St. Anthony Medical Center, Inc. v. SmithIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992
- Keskin v. Munster Medical Research FoundationIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991
3Cited by13 opinions
- Miller Ex Rel. Miller v. Memorial Hospital of South Bend, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1997
- Scott v. SSM Healthcare St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002
- Patel v. BarkerIndiana Court of Appeals · 2001
- Csicsko v. HillIndiana Court of Appeals · 2004
- Haswell v. KramerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1995
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