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MORUS v. KAPUSTA

No. 1-01-1307.

791 N.E.2d 147 (2003)

339 Ill. App.3d 483

274 Ill.Dec. 351

Joan MORUS, Indiv. and as Adm'r of the Estate of Frank Morus, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George KAPUSTA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

May 27, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, Robert Marc Chemers, Scott L. Howie, Brian C. Rocca, Chicago, for Appellant.

The Law Office of Kenneth C. Chessick, M.D., Kenneth C. Chessick, John W. Fisk, Patricia E. Raymond, Joan R. Stohl, Eric R. Holdridge, Schaumburg, for Appellee.

Presiding Justice GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial,1 the trial court entered judgment on the jury's general verdict in favor of plaintiff Joan Morus (plaintiff) as against defendant Dr. George Kapusta (defendant) in the amount of $1.5 million, with respect to the death of decedent Frank Morus (Morus) upon elective gall bladder surgery performed by defendant.2 Defendant filed...

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