( August 2, 2017, 1:39 PM EDT) -- JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court on Aug. 1 found that a trial court did not abuse its discretion by not striking a juror for cause because while the juror said she knew someone who worked at the hospital, she told the court that she could be objective (Thaddeus Thomas, et al. v. Mercy Hospitals East Communities, et al., No. SC96034, Mo. Sup.)....