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MELE v. SHERMAN HOSP.

No. 86-2309.

838 F.2d 923 (1988)

Sheila MELE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SHERMAN HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 25, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul W. Grauer, Paul W. Grauer & Assoc., Schaumburg, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Kathryn A. Spalding, Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelman, Hoban & Fuller, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before COFFEY, RIPPLE and MANION, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity action, a former patient sued a hospital for medical malpractice. The district court granted the hospital's motion for a directed verdict. The patient appeals. We affirm.

I. NATURE OF THE CASE

Plaintiff Sheila Mele (Mele), desiring to have her tubes tied (a "tubal ligation"), entered Sherman Hospital (the Hospital) in Elgin, Illinois, for a laparoscopy and tubal ligation to be performed by Dr. Jae Han. In...

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