COOPER v. EAGLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSP., INC.

Nos. 00-3943, 01-1040.

270 F.3d 456 (2001)

Lisa COOPER, Individually and as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Matthew Patrick Cooper, Deceased, and Gary Cooper, Individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. EAGLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC., and Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 25, 2001.

Rehearing Denied November 29, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Napleton, Motherway, Glenn & Napleton, Chicago, IL, Lynn D. Dowd (argued), Naperville, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Curtis C. Swanson (argued), Von Briesen, Purtell & Roper, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: FLAUM, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and MANION, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Chief Judge.

Lisa Cooper sued Eagle River Memorial Hospital ("Eagle River") for medical malpractice on behalf of her deceased son. A jury returned a verdict in favor of Eagle River, and Cooper appeals several alleged errors at trial. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

I. Background

On June 6, 1998, Cooper, who was approximately 30 weeks pregnant, was vacationing in Eagle River, Wisconsin. Cooper experienced severe cramping in her lower...

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