Reversed and remanded.
JUSTICE McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff Janice Poole (plaintiff) underwent subtotal thyroidectomy surgery performed by a physician employed by defendant University of Chicago (defendant). As a result of that surgery, plaintiff suffered permanent bilateral vocal cord paralysis that severely restricted her ability to breathe or speak. A jury in plaintiff's medical malpractice suit against defendant found that the...
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