"Given the fact that the jury awarded a high amount of pain and suffering damages for a brief period of time coupled with the undue weight that jurors are likely to give to expert testimony, we conclude the admission of Plaintiff’s cardiology expert’s opinion on pain and suffering was prejudicial error," the court said.
February 09, 2021 at 10:59 AM
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The Pennsylvania Superior Court reduced a $6 million verdict in a wrongful death suit to $2 million, holding that the jury should not have awarded approximately $4 million to the plaintiff for pain and suffering Survival Act claims.
A three-judge panel in Cowher v. Kodali, consisting of Judges Victor Stabile, Carolyn Nichols and James Colins, granted defendant St. Luke’s Health Network’s request for a new trial on damages for plaintiff Karen Cowher’s survival claims.
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