Legal Opinion
Uhr v. Lutheran General Hospital
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 26, 1992No. 1-87-3524PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE GREIMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiffs Vicki Uhr, individually and as administrator of the estate of Laura Uhr, deceased, and Burton Uhr brought this action in the circuit court of Cook County for medical malpractice which resulted in the death of their 13-year-old daughter, Laura.
The jury returned a $1,870,000 general verdict in favor of plaintiffs and against defendant Lutheran General Hospital. The trial court allowed a setoff of $300,000 for settlements made with two doctors, but denied the hospital’s post-trial motion and entered judgment on the verdict,…
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