Holton v. Memorial Hospital

PRESIDING JUSTICE MAAG

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Memorial Hospital, appeals from a $7,206,500 judgment in favor of plaintiff Patricia Holton on her medical malpractice claim, and from a $110,000 judgment in favor of plaintiff Frank Holton on his loss of consortium claim.

On August 7, 1991, plaintiffs Patricia and Frank Holton filed this action against defendants, Memorial Hospital, Radiological Associates, Ltd., and William G. Doubek, M.D., seeking recovery for personal injuries Patricia Holton allegedly sustained as a result of defendants’ negligence and medical malpractice.