Legal Opinion
Lojuk v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 8, 1985No. 84-1528PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
Defendant Dr. Bruce Johnson brings this appeal seeking reversal of the lower court’s denial of his motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff Walter Lojuk filed this lawsuit seeking damages allegedly suffered from his receipt of electro-convulsive therapy (“ECT”, also known as electroshock therapy) at the Veterans Administration (“VA”) Medical Center, North Chicago, Illinois, in March 1979. For purposes of this appeal, Dr. Johnson, the treating psychiatrist, agrees that Mr. Lojuk received this treatment without his consent and over his family’s express objections.1 The…
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3Cited by71 opinions
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