Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Jul 10, 2024
GREGORY FROST, Respondent vs. PCRMC MEDICAL GROUP, INC., D/B/A PHELPS HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, Appellant
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.