Koon v. Walden
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT G. DOWD, JR., Presiding Judge
Dr. Henry Walden and St. Louis University (collectively "Defendants") appeal from the multi-million dollar judgment entered after a jury trial on claims that they had overprescribed opioids to Brian Koon and caused him to become addicted, resulting in damages to him and his wife (collectively "Plaintiffs"). On appeal, Defendants challenge the denial of a mistrial during voir dire, the admission of certain evidence, the punitive damage instruction and the submissibility of all of the claims against them. We affirm.
The evidence at trial showed the following.…
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