Matarese v. Buka

After a jury trial, defendant Jonathan Buka, M.D., an ophthalmologist, was found not liable in plaintiff Gloria Matarese’s medical malpractice claim. On appeal, plaintiff contends: (1) she is entitled to a new trial based on an erroneous jury instruction concerning professional negligence; and (2) the trial court erred in prohibiting her testimony about events after a certain visit to defendant. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the circuit court.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff filed a complaint seeking monetary damages for injuries sustained following cataract surgery in December…