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WATTS v. LESTER E. COX MEDICAL CENTERS

No. SC 91867.

376 S.W.3d 633 (2012)

Deborah WATTS as Next Friend for Naython Kayne Watts, Appellant/Cross-Respondent, v. LESTER E. COX MEDICAL CENTERS d/b/a Family Medical Care Center, Lester E. Cox Medical Centers, Respondent, Melissa R. Herrman, M.D., Matthew P. Green, D.O., and William S. Kelly, M.D., Respondents/Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied September 25, 2012.

Opinion Modified on Court's Own Motion September 25, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andre M. Mura , Center for Constitutional Litigation, Washington, D.C., Roger Johnson , Johnson, Vorhees & Martucci, Joplin, for Watts.

Kent O. Hyde , David E. Overby , Hyde, Love & Overby LLP, Springfield, for Cox.

Jeremiah J. Morgan , Attorney General's Office, Jefferson City, for the Center and Physicians.

RICHARD B. TEITELMAN, Chief Justice.

Deborah Watts filed the underlying medical malpractice action alleging that her son, Naython Watts, was born with disabling brain injuries because Cox Medical Centers and its associated physicians (collectively, Cox) provided negligent health care services. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Watts and awarded $1.45 million in non-economic damages and $3.371 million in future medical damages. The trial court entered a judgment...

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