{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"david-g-jungerman","displayName":"David G. Jungerman","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd81106:2018-08-07","opinionId":"7e9f89a1-8b2d-5d61-9c57-eda05d2f15cb","slug":"jeffery-harris-v-david-g-jungerman-d81106","caseName":"Jeffery Harris\nvs.\nDavid G. Jungerman","caseNumber":"WD81106","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2018-08-07","year":2018,"display_summary":"Jeffery Harris sued David G. Jungerman for battery after Jungerman shot him, leading to the amputation of Harris's leg. A jury awarded Harris $750,000 in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. Jungerman appealed, challenging the pleading of punitive damages, a jury instruction on punitive damages, and two evidentiary rulings concerning drug use and other incidents. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment in its entirety.","primaryTopic":"personal-injury","topicSlugs":["personal-injury","civil-procedure","evidence","jury-instructions","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=131113","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/jeffery-harris-v-david-g-jungerman-d81106","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: personal-injury"],"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: jury-instructions","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}