Morgan v. Laboratory Corp. of America

A Superior Court jury found defendant Laboratory Corporation of America (Lab Corp.) negligent and awarded plaintiff Harold Morgan (Morgan) compensatory damages in the amount of $1,050,0003 and awarded his wife, plaintiff Bonnie Morgan, $150,000 for loss of consortium. The trial judge denied Lab Corp.’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial, and this appeal ensued. We affirm.

Facts.4 Dr. Kenneth Craig Kent, known as Craig Kent, a vascular surgeon, first treated Morgan at Beth Israel Hospital (Beth Israel) between March 25, 1996, and April 10,…