{"id":5473,"date":"2021-03-29T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=5473"},"modified":"2021-03-29T06:26:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T11:26:13","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-affirms-defense-verdict-in-medical-malpractice-lawsuit-polling-deadlocked-jurors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-affirms-defense-verdict-in-medical-malpractice-lawsuit-polling-deadlocked-jurors\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Defense Verdict in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit, Polling Deadlocked Jurors"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this medical malpractice lawsuit, the plaintiff claimed the judge\u2019s questioning of \u201cJuror 3\u201d coerced a verdict. The judge gave a Prim<\/em> instruction (Illinois Pattern Jury Instruction, Civil No. 1.05; People v. Prim<\/em>, 53 Ill.2d 62 (1973)) on the second day of deliberation after receiving two jury notes. <\/p>\n

The first note said: \u201cWe are gridlocked at 11 to 1. We have tried persuading said person, but there is a refusal to listen to the law.\u201d <\/p>\n

In the second note, Juror 3 asked: \u201cIf I\u2019ve reached my decision and the 11 won\u2019t rest it, yet continue to try and sway my decision, at what point can this end?\u201d A day later, when Juror 3 said that she was \u201cexperiencing elevated blood sugars and chest pain due to the stress of this deliberation,\u201d the judge followed up with the second Prim<\/em> instruction (I.P.I. Civil No. 1.06).
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In this medical malpractice lawsuit, the plaintiff claimed the judge\u2019s questioning of \u201cJuror 3\u201d coerced a verdict. The judge gave a Prim instruction (Illinois Pattern Jury Instruction, Civil No. 1.05; People v. Prim, 53 Ill.2d 62 (1973)) on the second day of deliberation after receiving two jury notes. 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