{"id":3673,"date":"2017-08-10T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=3673"},"modified":"2017-08-07T07:18:14","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T12:18:14","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-affirms-1-7-million-jury-verdict-medical-malpractice-misdiagnosed-brain-tumor-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-affirms-1-7-million-jury-verdict-medical-malpractice-misdiagnosed-brain-tumor-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $1.7 Million Jury Verdict in Medical Malpractice Misdiagnosed Brain Tumor Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

A neuropathologist, Dr. Meena Gujrati, and her employer, Central Illinois Pathology<\/a>, were named as defendants in a medical-malpractice lawsuit brought by Rebecca Gapinski who alleged that this doctor misdiagnosed Daniel Gapinski\u2019s brain tumor as being benign. <\/p>\n

Right before the start of the jury trial, Dr. Gujrati requested permission to proceed with a substitution of counsel. The attorneys for the Gapinski family objected, arguing that the motion was tardy because the case had been pending for three years. However, the Gapinski family accepted a compromise, and the trial judge ruled that the defendants could have separate counsel, separate pleadings and separate experts if they were otherwise barred from double-teaming at trial. <\/p>\n

The verdict for Gapinski was $1,727,409. On appeal, Dr. Gujrati and Central Illinois Pathology argued, among other things, that the judge erred in barring \u201cdual representation.\u201d
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A neuropathologist, Dr. Meena Gujrati, and her employer, Central Illinois Pathology, were named as defendants in a medical-malpractice lawsuit brought by Rebecca Gapinski who alleged that this doctor misdiagnosed Daniel Gapinski\u2019s brain tumor as being benign. Right before the start of the jury trial, Dr. Gujrati requested permission to proceed with a substitution of counsel. 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