Kaplan v. Berger

On March 27, 1985, plaintiff, Karen Kaplan, filed a two-count complaint which alleged that defendants, Dr. David Berger and Highland Park Orthopedic Clinic (HPOC), committed medical malpractice by failing to properly diagnose a malignant schwannoma, the result of which was the metastasis of the cancer to plaintiff’s groin. She appeals from orders by the circuit court of Lake County which granted defendants’ motions for summary judgment. We reverse and remand.

Initially, we address defendant Berger’s motion to strike certain portions of plaintiff’s reply brief. Specifically, he objects to…