Hylla
A long-running dispute between a lawyer-surgeon and the law firm that represented him in a medical malpractice suit he lost will open for trial Monday morning.
Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla has scheduled two weeks for the trial.
Plaintiff Dr. Rocco Marrese is suing the law firm of Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessler of Belleville for more than $800,000 in damages.
Marrese, a lawyer and an orthopedic surgeon, claims the Gundlach law firm made mistakes in its handling of a medical malpractice trial brought against him by patient Mike Adams.
A jury eventually awarded Adams $1.8 million.
Marrese's insurance only paid out $1 million, according to his complaint.
An appellate court affirmed the verdict.
In Marrese's suit, he claims the law firm was negligent by:
According to the court schedule and discussions at a Nov. 24 pre-trial conference, the trial will take place over the span of two weeks.
The 2004 suit was originally assigned to then-Madison County Circuit Judge Don Weber.
The Monday trial is slated to begin at 9 a.m.
Marrese is represented by Glenn Bradford.
The law firm is represented by Brent Baldwin.
The case is Madison case number 04-L-082.