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

Plaintiff, James A. McLaughlin, brought suit against defendant, Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center, 1 for personal injuries sustained when a subclavian catheter was lost in plaintiff’s body due to defendant’s alleged negligence. After the case was tried before a jury on the theory of res ipsa loquitur, a verdict was returned for defendant and judgment was entered accordingly.

The issue which plaintiff presents for review is whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence of a post-occurrence catheter design modification made by the manufacturer the year after plaintiff’s injuries…