Kotvan v. Kirk

SECOND DIVISION

MARCH 30, 2001

1-99-0046

MILLIE KOTVAN, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court

Plaintiff-Appellant, ) of Cook County)) No. 95 L 8123)

KENT A. KIRK and KIRK EYE CENTER, S.C., ) The Honorable) Frank Orlando,

Defendants-Appellees. ) Judge Presiding.

Plaintiff, Millie Kotvan, brought this action for medical negligence against defendants, Kent Kirk, an ophthalmologist, and Kirk Eye Center (KEC). Plaintiff alleged that Dr. Kirk failed to timely diagnose and treat an infection that plaintiff developed after cataract surgery. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants. The trial court…