Watson v. West Suburban Medical Center

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Medical Malpractice
Citation
Case Number: 
2018 IL App (1st) 162707
Decision Date: 
Friday, March 30, 2018
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 5th Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
HALL

Jury verdict for medical center and against Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs received a fair trial, and verdict was not against manifest weight of evidence. Granting of medical center’s motion in limine did not require Plaintiffs to forego calling physician as a witness; court did not bar him from testifying, but barred identical testimony by expert witnesses as to causation. Parties’ expert witnesses presented conflicting testimony. Evidence did not “overwhelmingly” favor either party. (REYES and LAMPKIN, concurring).