Northern Trust Co. v. Skokie Valley Community Hospital

The plaintiffs, Northern Trust Company, as special guardian of the estate of Jason Milstein, and Michael and Lois Milstein, Jason’s parents, brought a medical malpractice action against the defendants, the Skokie Valley Community Hospital (Skokie Valley), Judy Reuter, Victoria Matusik, Vera Seals and Drs. Milton Alter, Howard L. Woolf, Allen E. Winer and James MacLean, alleging that Jason Milstein’s permanent brain damage was caused by the defendants’ negligence at the time of his birth. At the close of the plaintiffs’ case, the court directed a verdict for Matusik and Seals and by agreement…