Smith v. MARVIN, MD

PRESIDING JUSTICE LYTTON

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Mary P Smith, sued defendants, Dr. Joy Marvin and Surgical Consultants of Joliet, Ltd., for medical malpractice. In the first count of her complaint, plaintiff alleged that Dr. Marvin negligently performed surgery on her. The second count alleged that Dr. Marvin did not properly advise plaintiff of the risks of surgery. The jury found in favor of plaintiff on both counts and awarded her $2 million in damages, including $1 million in lost earnings. On appeal, defendants argue that (1) the trial court erred in giving certain…