Legal Opinion
Lawler v. MacDuff
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 25, 2002No. 2 — 01 — 1307PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Grometer
Defendants Michael Lomont and Associated Pathology Consultants-Gottlieb, S.C., appeal a judgment of the circuit court of Du Page County entered in favor of plaintiffs, Laura and Ronald Lawler. Following a jury trial, Laura was awarded $3,800,000 and Ronald was awarded $50,000. On appeal defendants seek a new trial or, in the alternative, a remittitur. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
The instant appeal arises out of a medical negligence action. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants had failed to properly read Laura’s Pap smears. As a result, Laura contracted cancer and was subsequently…
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