that might be a little different for cornesha scott who, back in little rock, arkansas, in 2007, 29-year-old went for a partial thyroidectomy to remove a goiter and 12 hours later, she began to develop a shortness of breath and began feeling her neck tighten, despite complaints to the nurses, her condition was not appropriately monitored or reported to a physician. she went into respiratory arrest and suffered severe brain damage. it was later discovered that she had a hematoma at the site of the surgery. she is now bedridden and totally dependent on her mother for care. now, that's pain and suffering. do you think that pain and suffering is worth more than an arbitrary cap of $250,000? if you do, i disagree with you. if you think that lauren lalini out in denver should be limited to $250,000 for pain and suffering, she went to a denver hospital for kidney stone surgery in february of 2009. six weeks later, her health began to deteriorate, with feelings of exhaustion and a loss of appetite. after a week of her illness, she became jaundiced and had an inflamed liver. the doctors at an urgent