Johnson v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc.

Plaintiff, Andrew Johnson, filed an amended complaint in the circuit court of Lake County naming as defendant Abbott Laboratories, Inc., and alleging negligence. Following a bench trial, judgment was entered in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $389,288.95, and defendant appealed.

On appeal, defendant raises the following issues: (1) whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying defendant’s motion for leave to amend its answer to add an affirmative defense and to file a motion to dismiss based on the affirmative defense; (2) whether the verdict was against the manifest weight of…