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PAUL v. LEE

Docket No. 103069, Calender No. 18.

568 N.W.2d 510 (1997)

455 Mich. 204

James A. PAUL and Susan G. Paul, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Eui-Dong LEE, M.D., Defendant-Appellant

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 15, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dykema, Gossett, P.L.L.C. by Rosemary G. Schikora and Kathleen McCree Lewis, Detroit, for plaintiffs-appellees.

O'Leary, O'Leary, Jacobs, Mattson, Perry & Mason, P.C. by John P. Jacobs, Southfield, for defendant-appellant.

Plunkett & Cooney, P.C. by Robert G. Kamenec, Detroit, amicus curiae, for Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc.

Opinion

MALLETT, Chief Justice.

In this medical malpractice case, the plaintiffs claim that the physician who performed a vasectomy on the plaintiff husband breached the standard of care by failing to properly inform him that the effects of the procedure may not be permanent and that he should obtain subsequent tests to confirm sterility. The jury awarded damages for the plaintiff wife's lost wages after she became pregnant. The trial court denied the defendant...

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