Jones v. O'Young
Illinois Supreme Court
607 N.E.2d 224 (1992)
Relevant factsFree
Johnny Jones (plaintiff) developed a serious infection, pseudomonas osteomyelitis, following treatment by three surgeons (defendants) after a car accident, ultimately leading to the amputation of his leg. Jones sued the surgeons for negligence, offering an expert witness who specialized in infectious disease rather than surgery. The trial court certified to the state supreme court the question of whether a plaintiff's expert must share the defendant physician's specific medical specialty to testify about the applicable standard of care.
IssueFree
Whether an expert witness must share the same specialty as a defendant physician in order to testify regarding the standard of care required of that physician.