Francisco Perez, Jr., Individually, and by Laura Aguirre his natural guardian and next friend, and Laura Aguirre, Individually v. Michael Hu, M.D. St. Catherine Hospital of East Chicago Indiana, Inc.

Barnes, Judge.

Case Summary

Laura Aguirre, on behalf of her son Francisco Perez, Jr., appeals the trial court’s grant of a directed verdict in favor of Dr. Michael Hu. We reverse and remand.

Issue

The restated issue before us is whether the trial court properly granted directed verdict in Dr. Hu’s favor on the issue of whether Aguirre gave informed consent to give birth to Francisco vaginally rather than by caesarean section ' (“c-section”).

Facts

We present the evidence in a light most favorable to Francisco and Aguirre, in accordance with the standard of review for a directed verdict. Francisco…