Northern Trust Co. v. County of Cook

PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal by the County of Cook and six physicians employed by it from a judgment on a jury verdict of $8,126,711 in a medical malpractice action and the award of prejudgment interest on the nonpecuniary elements of the verdict.

Shortly after his birth at Cook County Hospital on December 10, 1976, plaintiff Naymat Ahmed developed meningitis and ventriculitis, which resulted in the destruction of a substantial portion of his brain. At the time of trial, plaintiff was Tfe years old. He was profoundly and severely retarded, unable…