Ten Broeck Dupont, Inc. v. Brooks

Opinion of the Court by

Justice SCOTT.

Upon petition of Appellant, Ten Broeck Dupont, Inc., d/b/a Ten Broeck Hospital (Ten Broeck), we granted discretionary review of the opinion of the Court of Appeals affirming the November 30, 2004, jury judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court, awarding Plaintiff/Appellee, Artemecia Brooks (Brooks) a judgment of two million ninety-one thousand dollars ($2,091,000) in compensatory and punitive damages against Ten Broeck.

Ten Broeck is a psychiatric hospital located in Louisville, Kentucky where Brooks was voluntarily admitted on January 5, 2001. Brooks…