Patel v. Barker
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KIRSCH, Judge.
R.C. Patel, M.D., appeals the jury verdict against him in favor of Mary Barker, raising the following issues for review:
I. When in the course of a single surgical procedure, the surgeon breaches the applicable standard of care in two or more ways causing separate injuries, whether each of the breaches is a separate occurrence for purposes of the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act.
II. Whether the trial court erred in denying Patel’s motion for judgment on the evidence because Barker failed to present any evidence that Patel breached the standard of care causing her colon…
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