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PATEL v. GAYES

No. 91-2210.

984 F.2d 214 (1993)

Bhupendra C. PATEL, also known as "Ben" Patel, and Meena B. Patel, his wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Richard C. GAYES, M.D., Thomas Engel, M.D., and Evangelical Health Systems Corporation, doing business as Good Shepherd Hospital, an Illinois corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 21, 1993.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 29, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth C. Chessick, John W. Fisk (argued), Daniel L. Giudice, Schaumburg, IL, for plaintiffs-appellants.

John Joseph Mustes (argued), Thomas P. Hartnett, Kathleen A. Bridgman, Connelly, Mustes, Schroeder, John N. Seibel, Cassiday, Schade & Gloor, Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellees.

Before FLAUM and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 29, 1993.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict for the defendant, Dr. Richard Gayes, in a medical malpractice action. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1988). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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BACKGROUND

On October 9, 1986, Bhupendra Patel underwent a cardiac stress test arranged by his physician, Dr. Richard Gayes, and performed by...

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