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HARMON v. PATEL

No. 1-91-3329.

617 N.E.2d 183 (1993)

247 Ill. App.3d 32

186 Ill.Dec. 944

Frances HARMON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jashbhai PATEL, M.D., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

May 10, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago (William C. Anderson III, Hugh C. Griffin, Sandra K. Macauley, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Thomas C. Moore, James C. Reho, Jane F. Anderson, Chicago, for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice BUCKLEY delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal arises from a medical malpractice action brought by plaintiff Frances Harmon against defendant Jashbhai Patel, M.D., for failure to diagnose and treat a staph and strep infection which allegedly resulted in necrotizing fascitis, thereby necessitating emergency and follow-up surgery. After a jury trial in which plaintiff's expert testified, plaintiff received a verdict in the amount of $508,750. Defendant...

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