Loizzo v. St. Francis Hospital

Plaintiff, Frank Loizzo, brought this action in the circuit court of Cook County to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly occasioned by a catheter which was negligently left in his body following surgery. All of the defendants had rendered medical care to the plaintiff for treatment of his heart condition, but they were not all involved concurrently. Plaintiff filed a complaint, which was later amended to include all of the defendants, under the res ipsa loquitur doctrine. The trial court, finding that the requisite element of exclusive control of the catheter had not been…