Desai v. SSM Health Care

KAROHL, Judge.

A jury awarded plaintiff, Dr. Ketan Desai, damages of $75,000 for false imprisonment in his suit against SSM Health Care System, d/b/a Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, and two parking lot security guards. The trial court granted defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and plaintiff appealed. Desai contends the trial court erred in (1) granting JNOV on the false imprisonment claim, (2) granting defendants’ motions to dismiss a punitive damage claim at the close of plaintiffs evidence, and (3) granting defendants’ motions for partial summary judgment on a…