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"A woman is suing her doctor for negligence, claiming he used improper tools for surgery.<br /><br />Karen Wood filed a lawsuit Oct. 30 in Cook County Circuit Court against Dr D. Dirk Nelson and Midland Orthopedic Associates SC, citing medical negligence.<br /><br />According to the complaint, on Feb. 1, 2012, Wood underwent surgery with Nelson at Midland Orthopedic Associates. Wood alleges that Nelson breached his duty of care by attempting a revision total knee arthroplasty without proper tools and planning, causing injury.<br /><br />Wood is seeking damages in excess of the jurisdictional limit. She is being represented in the case by attorney Robert F. Geimer of Tomasik Kotin Kasserman LLC.<br /><br /><em>Circuit Court of Cook County Case No. 2013L011985.</em><br /><br /><em>This is a report on a civil lawsuit filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County. The details in this report come from an original complaint filed by a plaintiff. Please note, a complaint represents an accusation by a private individual, not the government. It is not an indication of guilt, and it only represents one side of the story.</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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