Ill. Doctor Keeps Trial Win Despite Juror's 'Surrender Note'

By Lauraann Wood ( January 23, 2026, 6:15 PM EST) -- The Illinois Supreme Court left a physician's medical malpractice trial win intact on Friday despite a juror's "surrender" note stating the individual was siding with the defense only to end otherwise deadlocked deliberations, saying the trial court handled both the deadlock and the jury's postverdict polling correctly....

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