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Negligence : Medical Negligence – Voir Dire – Juror Bias
Stephanie Maniscalco//August 4, 2017//
Where plaintiffs in a medical negligence case argued that the trial court should have disqualified a juror who answered affirmatively when asked if she might slightly favor the defendants, the court did not abuse its discretion in finding that the juror was rehabilitated when the entire voir dire was considered and she stated that she was able to follow the court’s instructions.
Judgment is affirmed.
Thomas v. Mercy Hospitals East Communities (MLW No. 70840/Case No. SC96034 – 12 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Stith, J.; Fischer, C.J., Draper, Wilson, Russell and Breckenridge, JJ., concur. Powell, J., not participating) Appealed from circuit court, Franklin County, Wood, J. (Bradley L. Bradshaw, Springfield, for appellants) (Kenneth W. Bean and Mohsen P.K. Pasha, St. Louis, for respondents).
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