Legal Opinion
Patel v. Gayes
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 21, 1993No. 91-2210PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a jury verdict for the defendant, Dr. Richard Gayes, in a medical malpractice action. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1988). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
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BACKGROUND
On October 9, 1986, Bhupendra Patel underwent a cardiac stress test arranged by his physician, Dr. Richard Gayes, and performed by Dr. Thomas Engel, a cardiologist. The test revealed abnormal activity that indicated that Mr. Patel was suffering from heart disease. Dr. Engel informed Dr. Gayes of the results. That same day, Dr. Gayes informed Mr. Patel that…
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