Beebe Medical Center, Inc. v. Bailey

STEELE, Chief Justice:

In this medical malpractice action, the defendants-appellants, Beebe Medical Center, Inc. and Lewes Convalescent Center, Inc. 1 appeal a 13 million dollar verdict for the plaintiffs-appellees, Anthony Bailey, individually, and as the Administratrix of Julie Bailey’s estate, Christopher B. Bailey, Shawn M. Connaway, and Elberon T. Connaway. 2 While in Beebe’s care, Julie Bailey was locked in a freezer for over four hours, suffered from frostbite, and died a few weeks later. Because Beebe conceded that Julie Bailey’s injuries and death resulted from their negligence, the…