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FLEEMAN v. FISCHER

No. 5-91-0512.

613 N.E.2d 836 (1993)

244 Ill. App.3d 753

184 Ill.Dec. 519

Dianne FLEEMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles K. FISCHER, M.D., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

May 19, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Callis Law Firm, P.C., John W. Halloran, Granite City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jerome E. McDonald, Campbell, Black, Carnine & Hedin, P.C., Mt. Vernon, for defendant-appellee.

Presiding Justice CHAPMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff was born on May 17, 1969, at St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois. During the delivery, plaintiff's shoulder became lodged against her mother's pubic bone, a condition known as shoulder dystocia. Dr. Fischer, the obstetrician, applied forceps and exerted traction in a successful attempt to free the shoulder. As a result of the traction, the plaintiff...

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