{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"benny-l-bell","displayName":"Benny L. Bell","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed106320:2019-02-26","opinionId":"c253a2b7-a704-5574-9c42-daa11991e3d3","slug":"benny-l-bell-respondent-v-hamid-r-redjal-md-defendant-and-orthopaedic-ass-106320","caseName":"Benny L. Bell, Respondent, vs. Hamid R. Redjal, M.D., Defendant, and Orthopaedic Associates of Southeast Missouri, P.C. d/b/a Advanced Orthopedic Specialists, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED106320","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2019-02-26","year":2019,"display_summary":"Benny L. Bell sued Orthopaedic Associates of Southeast Missouri, P.C. (Defendant AOS) for medical malpractice, alleging its employee, Dr. Hamid R. Redjal, performed unnecessary surgery, damaged his hip, and provided negligent post-operative care, leading to catastrophic injuries. A jury awarded Bell compensatory and punitive damages. On appeal, Defendant AOS raised six points of error, including evidentiary rulings, instructional errors, limitations on cross-examination, and denial of a statutory reduction. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment in its entirety.","primaryTopic":"personal-injury","topicSlugs":["personal-injury","negligence","civil-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=137157","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/benny-l-bell-respondent-v-hamid-r-redjal-md-defendant-and-orthopaedic-ass-106320","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: personal-injury","topic: negligence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}