{"id":6894,"date":"2018-10-09T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T10:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/?p=6894"},"modified":"2018-10-09T13:22:29","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T13:22:29","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-reverses-jury-verdict-regarding-use-of-expert-testimony-explaining-a-prior-medical-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-reverses-jury-verdict-regarding-use-of-expert-testimony-explaining-a-prior-medical-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Jury Verdict Regarding Use of Expert Testimony Explaining a Prior Medical Condition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Steven Campbell testified at trial that in early July 2012 he was working for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ups.com\/us\/en\/global.page\">UPS<\/a> when the defendant\u2019s dog lunged at him and pushed him backward. As a result, Campbell injured his back and was not able to continue to work that day. He sought medical treatment and took some time off from work to recover.<\/p>\n<p>He returned to work the next month. However, when he did return to UPS, he was unable to complete all of his normal employment responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Just two months after Campbell\u2019s July 2012 injury, he returned to the clinic where he had previously been treated. In November of that year, he consulted with a board-certified neurosurgeon regarding his ongoing back pain. This doctor, Dr. Kennedy, prescribed physical therapy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiologyinfo.org\/en\/info.cfm?pg=epidural\">epidural injections<\/a>. Campbell told the jury that he followed Dr. Kennedy\u2019s advice.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-reverses-jury-verdict-regarding-use-of-expert-testimony-explaining-a-prior-medical-condition\/#more-6894\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steven Campbell testified at trial that in early July 2012 he was working for UPS when the defendant\u2019s dog lunged at him and pushed him backward. As a result, Campbell injured his back and was not able to continue to work that day. 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