Jury Award For Past Non-economic Damages Inadequate As A Matter Of Law–argument Regarding Compromised Verdict Waived When Issue Was Not Raised Until Plaintiff Filed Motion For Reconsideration Of The Trial Court’s Denial Of A Motion For Additur Or New Trial.

Gustavsson v. Holder, 43 Fla. L. Weekly D122 (Fla. 5th DCA January 5, 2018):

After a plaintiff was hit as a pedestrian and suffered a displaced right femur fracture that required surgical repair with a titanium rod, facial lacerations requiring surgery and permanent scarring, and where the plaintiff suffered three accident-related MRSA infections, the jury awarded him over $507,000 in past medical expenses for the more than 18 weeks he spent in the hospital. However, the jury awarded nothing for pain and suffering, inconvenience, etc.