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LECH v. ST. LUKE'S SAMARITAN HOSP.

No. 90-1970.

921 F.2d 714 (1991)

Rita T. LECH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ST. LUKE'S SAMARITAN HOSPITAL, Alfred Tector, M.D., and Patients Compensation Fund, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 7, 1991.

Rehearing Denied February 11, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret T. Kinnally, Park Ridge, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Peter F. Mullaney, Mary K. Wolverton, Peterson, Johnson & Murray, Milwaukee, Wis., for defendants-appellees.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, and CUMMINGS and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

Rita T. Lech brought this medical malpractice action based on diversity jurisdiction, alleging that she received negligent care and treatment following open heart surgery at St. Luke's Samaritan Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She named as defendants the Hospital, her physician, Dr. Alfred Tector, and the Patients Compensation Fund. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. It reasoned that Mrs. Lech had no...

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