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HERNANDEZ v. SCHITTEK

No. 5-97-0419.

713 N.E.2d 203 (1999)

305 Ill. App.3d 925

238 Ill.Dec. 957

Irene HERNANDEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Anton SCHITTEK, M.D., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

June 24, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Stevenson, Lackey & Lackey, P.C., Centralia, for appellant.

Paul R. Lynch, Craig & Craig, Mt. Vernon, for appellee.

Justice KUEHN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury verdict in favor of Anton Schittek, M.D., in this medical malpractice case, and the trial court's denial of her posttrial motion, Irene Hernandez appeals. We reverse and remand.

This case began when Hernandez's primary care physician, Dr. Evelyn Yu, found a lump in her left breast. Dr. Yu ordered a mammogram, which confirmed the presence of the lump and fixed its location in the upper, outer...

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