THOMAS v. MERCY HOSPITALS EAST

No. SC 96034.

525 S.W.3d 114 (2017)

Thaddeus THOMAS, a Minor, BY AND THROUGH his Next Friend, Marlin THOMAS, and Marlin Thomas and Ma Sheryll Joy Thomas, Individually, Appellants, v. MERCY HOSPITALS EAST COMMUNITIES, d/b/a Mercy Hospital-Washington, and Mercy Clinic East Communities, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri, en banc.

Rehearing Denied September 12, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Thomases were represented during arguments by Bradley L. Bradshaw , an attorney in Springfield, (417) 889-1992.

The medical providers were represented by Kenneth W. Bean and Mohsen P.K. Pasha of Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard PC in St. Louis, (314) 231-3332.


Plaintiffs appeal the judgment entered by the trial court in favor of defendant hospitals following a jury trial. Plaintiffs allege the trial court abused its discretion by failing to strike for cause prospective juror 24 because she expressed a disqualifying bias in favor of defendants under section 494.470.1.

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