An Overland Park man whose wife died by suicide won his argument in Johnson County District Court when a jury found two medical professionals at a Merriam hospital were at fault for the woman’s death due to medical negligence.
After a two-week jury trial, which concluded on Friday, Christopher Yates was awarded $5.7 million for the wrongful death of his wife, Kim Yates.
The verdict is the largest in Johnson County history for a case involving wrongful death or medical negligence, according to a press release citing records from the Greater Kansas City Jury Verdict Service…