Ellig v. Delnor Community Hospital

This medical malpractice action was brought by Jacqueline and Scott Ellig, individually and as special administrators of the estate of Kathleen Ellig, deceased, against Delnor Community Hospital. Plaintiffs sought damages under the Wrongful Death Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 70, pars. 1, 2) and the Survival Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 110½, par. 27—6) for the death of their decedent, an undiagnosed twin. Following trial, a jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs in the total amount of $879,519.35.

Upon defendant’s post-trial motion, the Kane County circuit court reduced the total…