Legal Opinion
Allen v. Brown Clinic, P.L.L.P.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 2, 2008No. 07-3181PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Edwin and Joan Allen appeal an adverse jury verdict in a medical malpractice claim against Brown Clinic, P.L.L.P. and Dr. Edwin Gerrish. We affirm.
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On July 7, 2003, Edwin underwent surgery for a hiatal hernia. 1 The surgery was performed at Brown Clinic by Dr. Edwin Gerrish. The evidence discusses two methods of hiatal hernia repair. With the first, an open repair, an incision is made in the stomach area while the patient is under general anesthesia. The surgeon tightens the hiatus, and may manually wrap the upper part of the stomach around the esophagus. The second method…
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