Montgomery v. Blas

THIRD DIVISION

July 20, 2005

No. 1-04-2632

YONETTA MONTGOMERY, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellant, ) Cook County.)

v. ))

MANUEL P. BLAS, ) Honorable) John E. Morrissey,

Defendant-Appellee. ) Judge Presiding.

Following a jury trial, plaintiff, Yonetta Montgomery, appeals from a judgment in favor of defendant, Manuel P. Blas, M.D. She filed this action to recover damages allegedly resulting from excessive amounts of steroids administered by defendant for the treatment of plaintiff’s back pain and causing a condition known as avascular necrosis (AVN).

Defendant is a pain management…