Huelsmann v. Berkowitz

We affirm the judgment entered on the verdict of a St. Clair County jury that found defendant liable for medical malpractice, awarding plaintiff $79,975.80 in actual damages, but we reverse the judgment for $15,000 in punitive damages.

We hold that the circuit court properly imposed as a sanction for violating Supreme Court Rule 220 (134 Ill. 2d R. 220) an order that barred defendant’s expert from testifying, and we hold also that comments made during voir dire were not sufficient to cause the entire panel of veniremen to be discharged. However, we further hold that the evidence did not…