Legal Opinion
Walsh v. Chez
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 21, 2009No. 08-1006, 08-1522PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Jason Walsh suffered from autism. When he was five-years-old, his parents sought help from Dr. Michael D. Chez, who specialized in treating autistic children and who did business through his clinic, Autism and Epilepsy Specialty Services of Illinois. Jason’s treatment went seriously awry shortly after he developed pneumonia, and sadly, Jason died on May 9, 2003, of complications from adrenal insufficiency. His mother and father filed this diversity suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (the state of which they are, and Jason was, a…
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