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STOWELL v. HUDDLESTON

No. 10-2734.

643 F.3d 631 (2011)

Manley STOWELL; Enid Stowell, Appellants, v. Paul HUDDLESTON, M.D.; Mayo Clinic-Rochester, a non-profit corporation, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 7, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon Van Dyck , argued, St. Louis Park, MN, David B. Ketroser , on the brief, Hopkins, MN, for appellant.

William R. Stoeri , argued, Minneapolis, MN, Matthew J. Hanzel , Rochester, MN, and Meghan E. Lind , Minneapolis, MN, on the brief, for appellee.

Before SMITH, ARNOLD, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

After Dr. Paul Huddleston, an orthopedic surgeon, performed spine surgery on Manley Stowell for his back pain, Mr. Stowell awoke completely blind in both eyes; the apparent cause of this loss of vision was posterior ischemic optic neuropathy (PION), a rare medical condition that results from a stroke to the optic nerves. Mr. Stowell and his wife, Enid Stowell, then brought an action under Minnesota law against Dr. Huddleston and Mayo Clinic...

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