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SMITH v. TENET HEALTHSYSTEM SL, INC.

No. 05-1173.

436 F.3d 879 (2006)

Dennis F. SMITH; Marya Smith, Appellants, v. TENET HEALTHSYSTEM SL, INC., doing business as St. Louis University Hospital; Tenet Healthcare Corporation; St. Louis University; Robert E. Burdge, M.D., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 3, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Dale Stobbs, argued, II, Alton, IL, for appellant.

G. Keith Phoenix, St. Louis, MO (Joseph F. Callahan, St. Louis, MO, on the brief), for appellees, St. Louis University and Robert Burdge, MD.

Stephen G. Reuter, argued, St. Louis, MO (Robyn Greifzu Fox and Chaterine Vale Jochens, St. Louis, MO, on the brief), for appellees Tenet HealthSystem SL, Inc.

Before MURPHY, BOWMAN and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Dennis F. Smith ("Smith") brought this two-count medical malpractice action regarding the amputation of his right leg. The district court1 granted partial summary judgment and partial judgment as a matter of law in favor of the defendants on count one. A jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants on count two. The district court then denied Smith's motion for a new trial and taxed Smith for a portion of...

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