B45.03.A Verdict Form A--Single Plaintiff and Claimed Multiple Tortfeasors-- Comparative Negligence--Verdict for Plaintiff Against Some But Not All Defendants VERDICT FORM A We, the jury, find for [name of plaintiff] and against the following defendant or defendants: [Name of defendant 1] [Name of defendant 2] [Name of defendant 3] Yes ______ Yes ______ Yes ______ No ______ No ______ No ______ We further find the following: First: Without taking into consideration the question of reduction of damages due to the [negligence] [other damage reducing defense] of [name of plaintiff], if any, we find that the total amount of damages suffered by [name of plaintiff] as a proximate result of the occurrence in question is $_______________, itemized as follows: The reasonable expense of past medical and medically related expenses: $____________ [Other damages, insert from IPI 30 series] PLAINTIFF'S TOTAL DAMAGES: $____________ $____________ Second: Assuming that 100% represents the total combined legal responsibility of all [persons] [or] [entities] who [that] proximately caused [name of plaintiff]'s injury, we find the percentage of legal responsibility attributable to each as follows: (a) [Name of plaintiff] (b) [Defendant #1's name] (c) [Defendant #2's name] (d) [Other]1 TOTAL ___% ___% ___% ___% 100% (Instructions to Jury: If you find that plaintiff was not [contributorily negligent] [other damage reducing defense], or if you find any other party listed on the verdict form was not legally responsible in a way that proximately caused plaintiff's injury, you should enter a zero (0)% as to that party.) Third: After reducing the plaintiff's total damages [(from paragraph First)] by the percentage of [negligence] [other damage reducing defense], if any, of ____ [(from line (a) in paragraph Second)], we award [name of plaintiff] recoverable damages in the amount of $____________. Under Bofman v. Material Service Corporation, 125 Ill.App.3d 1053, 1064 (1st Dist.1984) and Smith v. Central Illinois Public Service Company, 176 Ill.App.3d 482 (4th Dist.1988), in a case where there is a potential finding of contributory fault by the plaintiff, the jury should evaluate the fault of non-parties because "it is essential for determining liability commensurate with degree of total fault." The fault of the settling parties, however, should be disregarded for purposes of the 2-1117 calculation. Ready v. United/Goedecke Services, Inc., 232 Ill.2d 369, 385 (2008). 1 ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Verdict Form revised January 2010.