Barron v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc.

Abbott Laboratories, Inc., appeals the circuit court’s judgment awarding Maddi-son Schmidt $15 million in compensatory damages and $23 million in punitive damages for her personal injury claim. Abbott argues the circuit court erred in overruling: (1) its pretrial motion to transfer venue; (2) its pretrial motion to sever Schmidt’s claim from other plaintiffs’ claims; (3) its motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict on Schmidt’s failure-to-warn claim; and (4) its motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict on Schmidt’s demand for punitive…