Wheeler v. Baptist Healthcare System, Inc.

Darlene and James Wheeler appeal the district court’s grant of Baptist Healthcare’s motion for summary judgment on their claim of medical malpractice and loss of consortium. They also appeal the district court’s denial of their motion to vacate the summary judgment order.

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On May 19, 1998, Darlene Wheeler, an Illinois resident, began experiencing rectal pain. On May 26, she saw her doctor, Dr. Randy Oliver, who diagnosed her with severe hemorrhoids. Dr. Oliver called Dr. Charles Shields, a surgeon, who told Wheeler that he would perform surgery on her hemorrhoids that evening at Western…