MARTINEZ v. ELIAS

No. 1-08-0265.

922 N.E.2d 457 (2009)

Thomas MARTINEZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sarmed ELIAS, M.D., and Bone & Joint Center, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

As Corrected January 28, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John K. Hughes, Bernice Jacobs, Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Appellants.

Richard J. Rosenblum, Rubin, Machado & Rosenblum, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Appellee.


Presiding Justice HALL delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Thomas Martinez, filed a medical malpractice case against the defendants, Sarmed Elias, M.D. and the Bone & Joint Center, alleging that Dr. Elias performed unnecessary procedures on the plaintiff's lower spine. Following trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendants in the amount of $500,000. The trial court granted the defendants' posttrial motion...

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