ELLIS v. SMITH

No. 64A03-8802-CV-46.

528 N.E.2d 826 (1988)

R.K. ELLIS, M.D., Defendant-Appellant, v. Michael A. SMITH and Candy Smith, Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

Rehearing Denied November 10, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward N. Kalamaros, Peter J. Agostino, Edward N. Kalamaros & Associates, P.C., South Bend, for defendant-appellant.

James R. Oates, Merrillville, for plaintiffs-appellees.


HOFFMAN, Judge.

Defendant-appellant Dr. R.K. Ellis presents an interlocutory appeal from a denial of summary judgment. After a medical review panel concluded that defendant met the applicable standard of care, plaintiffs brought a medical malpractice suit against Dr. Ellis in Porter Superior Court.

In their complaint, the Smiths alleged that Dr. Ellis failed to fully inform them of the risks of an elective surgical procedure. Dr. Ellis performed foot surgery...

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