Rutledge v. St. Anne's Hospital

PRESIDING JUSTICE GREIMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff William Rutledge appeals a judgment entered after an adverse jury verdict in a medical malpractice action. Plaintiff contends that he was prejudiced (1) by numerous remarks and arguments made by defense counsel in her opening and closing statements; (2) by defense counsel’s violation of a stipulation as to the whereabouts of a witness not under either parties’ control; and (3) by defense counsel’s violation of defendant’s own motion in limine.

We find that the cumulative effect of defense counsel’s actions in ignoring the…