Belobradich v. Sarnsethsiri

Defendant Phairatch Sarnsethsiri, M.D., appeals as of right from a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs in this medical malpractice case.

Plaintiff James Belobradich was injured in a motorcycle accident on July 2, 1976. He was taken to the emergency room at Holy Cross Hospital with multiple fractures of the left leg and other injuries. The hospital assigned defendant, an orthopedic surgeon, to treat plaintiff. However, due to progressive circulatory problems and infection in plaintiff’s left leg, the leg was amputated below the knee on August 20, 1976.

Plaintiffs subsequently filed a complaint…