Georgacopoulos v. Univ. of Chicago Hosps. and Clinics

The defendants appeal the judgment entered against them after a jury trial in a medical malpractice suit. The suit alleged that the defendants negligently positioned and monitored a catheter that was inserted into the superior vena cava. Allegedly the catheter developed a blood clot which caused a cardiac arrest with extensive brain damage resulting. On appeal, we are asked to decide whether: (1) the trial court erroneously admitted a “Day in the Life” videotape, which inflamed the jury’s passions; (2) the trial court erroneously excluded admissions of plaintiff’s counsel; (3) the trial court…