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JONES v. CHICAGO OSTEOPATHIC HOSP.

No. 1-99-2938.

738 N.E.2d 542 (2000)

316 Ill.App.3d 1121

250 Ill.Dec. 326

Marsha JONES, Individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Andrew Jones, and Johnny Jones, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CHICAGO OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

Rehearing Denied November 1, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Marc Chemers and Daniel G. Wills, Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, Nicholas A. Riewer and Leigh Handelman, Bollinnger, Ruberry & Garvey, Chicago, for Appellant.

Michael S. Baird, Stotis & Baird Chartered, Chicago, for Appellees.

Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Andrew Jones was born with severe brain damage. He led a debilitative life until he was 1½ years old, when he died of respiratory failure. In their lawsuit, Andrew's parents claimed the professional negligence of the Chicago Osteopathic Hospital was a proximate cause of Andrew's imperfect life and then his death. The jury agreed, returning a $6,300,000 verdict against...

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