United States Seventh Circuit

In a medical malpractice action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, district court judgment is affirmed where: 1) the court did not abuse its decision in allowing certain expert testimony as there was no evidence that plaintiff was unduly prejudiced by an unannounced review of x-rays by the expert; and 2) the court did not err in its evaluation of witness credibility and in crediting the witness' opinions as to the propriety of the care that plaintiff received.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/13/2009
• Decided 07/15/2009
• Published 07/15/2009

Judges

• ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Zane D. Smith, Attorney (argued), Smith, Rubin & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jack Donatelli, Attorney (argued), Office of The United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.