Mealey's (August 1, 2018, 12:23 PM EDT) -- EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A federal judge in Illinois on July 27 denied the federal government’s motion to reconsider an earlier ruling awarding a man $29.9 million in damages for kidney injuries he suffered as a result of his treatment for uncontrolled hypertension at a federally funded clinic, holding that $13.75 million in noneconomic damages were supported by similar verdicts (Kevin Clanton v. United States, No. 15-CV-124-NJR-RJD, S.D. Ill., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 126047)....