Durham v. Vinson

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• holding to preserve an issue for appellate review, the issue must have been raised to and ruled upon by trial court, and a party may not argue one ground for objection at trial and another ground on appeal
• reversing an award of punitive damages because the trial court allowed the jury to “punish” the defendant for a “bad act unrelated” to the defendant’s action toward the plaintiff
• reversing an award of punitive damages because the trial court allowed the jury to \punish\ the defendant for a \bad act unrelated\ to the defendant's action toward the plaintiff
• reversing an award of punitive damages because the trial court allowed the jury to punish the defendant for bad acts unrelated to the defendant’s actions toward the plaintiff
• encouraging bifurcation of issues of actual and punitive damages in complex medical malpractice cases
• encouraging bifurcation of issues of actual and punitive damages in complex medical malpractice cases

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