Aguilar-Santos v. Briner

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Verdicts
Citation
Case Number: 
2017 IL App (1st) 153593
Decision Date: 
Thursday, January 26, 2017
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 4th Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
BURKE

Plaintiff filed suit for injuries suffered from deployment of airbag during auto accident. Jury award of $1.3 million, which included $375,000 for future medical expenses, was supported by evidence. Treating physician's testimony that herniated disc was related to car accident was consistent with Plaintiff's Rule 213(f) disclosures and disclosures in supplemental answer. Court properly allowed Plaintiff to testify as to her expected costs of prescription medication, as treating physician testified that Plaintiff had reached maximum medical improvement and her condition was unlikely to change without surgery. (ELLIS and HOWSE, concurring.)