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Illinois Appellate Court Addresses Cohabitation Effect On Loss Of Consortium Claim In Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case

May 30, 2026

In its Opinion filed on March 31, 2026, the Appellate Court of Illinois First District Sixth Division stated: “We turn to the claim that defendants are entitled to a new trial due to the trial court’s rulings, both before and during trial, barring reference to plaintiff’s romantic relation[...]

Illinois Appellate Court Rules Nonsettling Medical Malpractice Defendant Entitled To Setoff

March 19, 2026

On September 8, 2015, Michael B. Thompson went to a Centegra urgent care facility with complaints of pain in his back and lower abdomen, where he was given a differential diagnosis that included appendicitis. Michael underwent examination and imaging, including an abdominal CT scan. Dr. Shah reviewe[...]

Illinois Appellate Court Rules Statute Of Repose Precludes Medical Malpractice Claim

June 5, 2024

Plaintiff Kirk Hild, as administrator of Dean Hild’s estate, appealed the dismissal of Dean Hild’s complaint against defendants Lakeshore Infectious Disease Associates, LTD. and James Sullivan, M.D. Plaintiff alleged that defendants were negligent in treating his Cushing syndrome. The issue on a[...]

Illinois Supreme Court Allows Medical Malpractice Discovery Respondent To Be Converted To Defendant

November 27, 2023

Section 2-402 of the Code is a statutory procedure whereby a plaintiff in a civil action is permitted to name as respondents in discovery “those individuals or other entities, other than the named defendants, believed by the plaintiff to have information essential to the determination of who shoul[...]

Recoverable Damages In Negligent Reproductive Health Care Cases

Illinois Supreme Court Finds Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Satisfied Res Ipsa Loquitur Requirements In Hip Replacement Malpractice Claim

September 17, 2022

The Supreme Court of the State of Illinois (“Illinois Supreme Court”), in its opinion dated June 24, 2022, held that the plaintiff in an Illinois medical malpractice case had met the requirements of res ipsa loquitur and therefore it was error for the trial court to dismiss his medical m[...]

Illinois Appellate Court Rules Patient’s Mental Health Records Not Relevant In Brain Injury Medical Malpractice Case

December 16, 2019

In its opinion filed on October 28, 2019, the Appellate Court of Illinois First District (“Illinois Appellate Court”) ruled: “the trial court erred in granting defendants’ motion to compel because plaintiff did not place Kiersten’s mental condition at issue by claiming brain da[...]

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