Henry v. St. John's Hospital

PRESIDING JUSTICE McCULLOUGH

delivered the opinion of the court:

St. John’s Hospital and Dr. Shari Fitzgerald (St. John’s-Fitzgerald) appeal a trial court order finding them liable to plaintiff for $5,511,759, plus interest. This amount is the balance of a compensatory damages award resulting from a combined medical malpractice, products liability action brought by plaintiff, who settled after judgment with one group of defendants.

St. John’s-Fitzgerald argues: (1) the trial court’s ruling is contrary to the jury verdict in the personal injury action; (2) the ruling is contrary to the purposes…