Hansbrough v. Kosyak

Plaintiffs appeal orders of the circuit court of Vermilion County striking the affidavit of their expert witness and granting summary judgment in favor of defendants Dr. E.P. Kosyak and the Hoopeston Community Memorial Hospital. We reverse in part, affirm in part and remand. This appeal arises out of the treatment of and surgery performed on plaintiff Janine Hansbrough. Afflicted with a history of fibrocystic disease, plaintiff sought the medical services of Dr. Franklin Roller and Dr. E.P. Kosyak, who diagnosed her condition in August 1981 as ""severe fibrocystic disease."" Both doctors recommended immediate surgery, advising a subcutaneous mastectomy with Silastic implants in each of her breasts.