Appellate Court of Illinois

In a negligence action arising from a surgical incident, grant of plaintiff's motion for a new trial is reversed and remanded where: 1) jury verdicts on claims of negligence and informed consent were not against the manifested weight of the evidence; 2) the trial court did not err during its rulings on jury instructions, closing arguments, plaintiff's request to reopen the case, plaintiff's motion for a directed verdict, and an expert witness' undisclosed opinions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/24/2008
• Published 03/27/2008

Judges

• Presiding Justice CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Appellate Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Tracy E. Stevenson, Robbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltg., Chicago, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark G. Basile, Basile Law Firm, Chicago, for Appellee.