{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"gregory-frost","displayName":"GREGORY FROST","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37969:2024-07-10","opinionId":"76c53d8e-03f3-5ff1-9b2c-94a1e7857f43","slug":"gregory-frost-respondent-v-pcrmc-medical-group-inc-dba-phelps-health-medi-d37969","caseName":"GREGORY FROST, Respondent\nvs.\nPCRMC MEDICAL GROUP, INC., D/B/A PHELPS HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37969","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-07-10","year":2024,"display_summary":"Gregory Frost sued PCRMC Medical Group, alleging negligence in his opioid treatment led to addiction. A jury awarded Frost compensatory and punitive damages. On appeal, Medical Group challenged the application of the statute of limitations, the admissibility of certain evidence, the negligence verdict director, and the sufficiency of evidence for punitive damages. The appellate court affirmed the judgment for actual damages but reversed the punitive damages award, remanding the case for an amended judgment.","primaryTopic":"personal-injury","topicSlugs":["personal-injury","negligence","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=209594","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/gregory-frost-respondent-v-pcrmc-medical-group-inc-dba-phelps-health-medi-d37969","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"}]}