Arrow International, Inc. v. Sparks

Karen R. Baker, Judge.

This is an action brought by appellee Misty Sparks for the wrongful death of her father, Robert “Grumpy” Long. Mr. Long bled to death on December 18, 1997, while he was a patient at the Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Appellee sued the hospital, the attending physicians, and appellant Arrow International (hereafter “Arrow”), alleging that their conduct proximately caused her father’s death. After settling her claims against the hospital and the physicians, appellee proceeded to trial against Arrow and received a $700,000 compensatory damage verdict. The jury…