Beverly Health & Rehab. v. Freeman Ex Rel. Freeman

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• holding that the plaintiff \waived the issue of nominal damages by agreeing to the verdict form that instructed the jury to skip the damages issue if its answer to the causation question was `no'\
• holding that plaintiff waived error by agreeing to the verdict form
• holding that plaintiff waived error by agreeing to the verdict form
• holding that plaintiff waived error by agreeing to the verdict form
• noting that an inadequate verdict presupposes an award of damages and therefore a zero verdict could not be found inadequate in the absence of a finding of causation
• explaining that, when a statute allows for “actual” damages, such language suggests that such damage must be more than technical or nominal and also noting that the legislature has specifically provided for nominal damages awards in certain statutory causes of 15 actions

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