Lebrecht v. Tuli

Medical malpractice.

Bifurcated trial.

Patient won on statute of limitations.

Doctors won on negligence.

Appeal and cross-appeal.

We affirm across the board.

Linda Lee Lebrecht, a paraplegic, brought a medical malpractice action against Drs. Tuli and Brunswick and Link Clinic (Tuli); Dr. Carlson and Christie Clinic (Carlson); and the Area E-7 Hospital Association, Mattoon Memorial Hospital (Memorial). Memorial was subsequently dismissed.

Plaintiff asserted defendants negligently failed to examine, appropriately test, diagnose, and treat her disc condition. As a result, by the time a myelogram was…