Merlo v. Parisi

The plaintiff, Sandi Merlo, by her parents and next friends, Pietro and Rosa Merlo, filed a medical malpractice action against defendant, Dr. Frank Parisi, alleging that he was negligent in failing to diagnose her kidney failure and in contributing to this condition through his inappropriate treatment with antibiotics. Following a trial, the jury found in favor of defendant. The issues on appeal are: (1) whether the jury’s verdict was against the manifest weight of the evidence; (2) whether the trial court erred in allowing defense counsel to use plaintiff’s school attendance records in the…