Legal Opinion
Griffin v. Foley
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 4, 2008No. 07-2689PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
As a result of a car accident, Lisa Griffin had to undergo back surgery, which Dr. Robert Foley performed. After complications arose from the surgery, Lisa and her husband Michael filed this diversity suit against Foley in the district court alleging medical malpractice. The case went to trial, and a jury returned a verdict in favor of Foley. The Griffins appeal, raising several challenges to the trial court’s procedural handling of their case. We affirm.
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On June 11, 1994, while traveling through Georgia, the Griffins’ minivan was struck in the rear by a pickup truck. As…
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