Appellate Court of Illinois December 4, 2007, 3-06-0811 (Smith v. MARVIN, MD)

PRESIDING JUSTICE LYTTON

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Mary P Smith, sued defendants, Dr. Joy Marvin and Surgical Consultants of Joliet, Ltd., for medical malpractice. In the first count of her complaint, plaintiff alleged that Dr. Marvin negligently performed surgery on her. The second count alleged that Dr. Marvin did not properly advise plaintiff of the risks of surgery.