Buckholtz v. MacNeal Hospital

Plaintiff Natalie Buckholtz brought this medical malpractice action against several defendants, including MacNeal Hospital (Mac-Neal), Yousuf Sayeed, M.D., and Janyce Blatt, C.R.N.A., after her father, Frank Stajszczyk, died at MacNeal following surgery. A jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and the court entered judgment. Defendants 1 filed posttrial motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (judgment n.o.v.), a new trial or, in the alternative, for remittitur. The trial court denied their motions. Defendants now appeal. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part and…