Chambers v. Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center

This appeal arises from actions for survival and wrongful death brought by the plaintiff, Velma Chambers, who is the widow of decedent, Lawrence Chambers. The trial court directed a finding of negligence against defendants, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center and Dr. Donald Jensen. This finding is not contested. The issues of proximate cause and damages were submitted to a jury, which returned verdicts for plaintiff in the amount of $800,000 for the survival action and $1,500,000 on the wrongful death count. The trial court denied defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the…