Professional Liability

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• A Word from the Practice Chair

• PREP Act Immunity for COVID-19 Activities

• Supreme Court of Missouri Overturns a Negligent Credentialing Claim

• 1st Dist. Holds Experts Redesignated are Entitled to Consultant’s Privilege Against Disclosure

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• Hansen Chairs IADC Medical Defense and Health Law Committee

• Certain Patient Records Deemed Privileged under Patient Safety Act by First District

• Missouri v. Illinois: Different Standards for Admissibility of Experts and What You Need to Know

• New Managing Partner

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• Don’t Quote Me, but...

• EMR Metadata – Friend or Foe?

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• Illinois Supreme Court Holds Hospital Not Liable Under the Doctrine of Apparent Agency

• 2nd Dist. Issues Opinion Limiting Expert Testimony Regarding Proximate Cause

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• App. Court Addresses Ex Parte Communications Between Hospital Counsel and Formerly Employed Nurse

• Special Interrogatories: Be Careful What You Ask For

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• Recent Trends in Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Actions

• The Illinois Medical Studies Act Privilege After Grosshuesch and Eid

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• Is Every Party Entitled to be Represented by the Lawyer of its Choice? Gapinski v. Gujrati

• Pro se Complaints For Wrongful Death or Survival Damages: Void or Amendable?

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• A Lawyer’s Consideration of Qualities Patients Expect from Their Physicians

• Illinois Supreme Court Decision Regarding Not-for-Profit Hospitals: Carle v. Cunningham Township

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• Informed Consent for Surgery: Does a Surgeon’s Experience Level Matter?

• Federal Judge Blocks Rule That Would Ban Arbitration in Nursing Home Disputes

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• Like Elvis, Has Apparent Agency Left the Building?

• Hospital Sepsis Protocols

• Firm Obtains Two Med Mal Defense Verdicts in One Week

• Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Statute of Repose Case

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• Consent Forms & the Non-English Speaking Patient: Court Rules for Hospitals and Others in Healthcare

• IL Supreme Court Outlines Doctor’s Remedies Against Hospital for Termination of Practice Privileges

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• App. Court Decision Discusses Issues of Apparent Agency and Admissibility of Practice Algorithms

• IL Supreme Court Limits Claims of Privilege in Neglect Credentialing Cases

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• An Overview of the Affordable Care Act’s Potential to Mitigate Future Damage Claims

• Payment of Medicare Liens After the Settlement of a Wrongful Death Action

• Stuart and Monfort Honored with Trial Lawyer Excellence Award

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• Signed “Consent for Treatment” Forms Successful in Defense of Hospital Vicarious Liability Claims

• IL Court Extends Affidavit and Health-Professional’s Report Requirements to Medical Battery Claims

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• Appellate Court Reminds Physicians to Supplement Deposition Testimony with Any New Opinions

• Illinois Supreme Court Rules Against ER Physicians in Interpretation of Good Samaritan Act

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• Civil Juries Shrink in 2015

• Illinois Appellate Court Allows Recovery of Extraordinary Expenses in Wrongful Pregnancy Action

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• Cameras Coming to a Courtroom Near You: What Are the Rules and What Impact Might They Have

• Court Dismisses Physician Lawsuit Seeking Information by Hospital in Assessing Potential Employment

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• New Supreme Court Rule Allows Jurors to Submit Written Questions

• Appellate Court Clarifies Physician-Patient Relationship In Medical Malpractice Cases