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Court rules credentials data are not privileged in credentialing medical malpractice lawsuit

April 27, 2016

In the case of Klaine v. Southern Illinois Hospital Services (2016 IL118217), the plaintiff filed a medical malpractice lawsuit involving negligent credentialing against a doctor and two hospitals where he was among the medical staff. The…

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Medical malpractice lawsuit filed against Cook County doctor over appendectomy

November 25, 2015

A medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against a Cook County doctor and medical group, by a patient who claims that a 2014 procedure resulted in an infection that required additional surgery. Raymond Simpson filed the…

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Lawsuit alleges medical malpractice at nursing home

November 10, 2015

An Illinois nursing home has been sued by the estate of a woman who died in 2013. The lawsuit was filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court by Edward McDonald, administrator of the estate of Evelyn…

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Illinois Mother Files Lawsuit Alleging C-Section Errors

May 17, 2013

An Illinois mother has filed a lawsuit against the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) and attending physicians after her son suffered birth injuries allegedly as the result of a Caesarean section. The lawsuit claims that…

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Former Illinois Restaurant Owner Awarded Two Million in Medical Malpractice Case

April 30, 2013

A former Illinois restaurant owner has been awarded $2.1 million by a jury in a medical malpractice case over injuries he suffered during medical treatment after a motorcycle accident. The Milwaukee County, Wisconsin jury found that…

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Illinois Birth Injury Lawsuit Filed Over Depakote

April 22, 2013

A federal lawsuit has been filed by a man who claims he suffered from birth defects as a result of his mother taking the medication Depakote while she was pregnant with him. Depakote, or valproate, is…

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Deceased Plaintiff’s Executor Continues With Hip Lawsuit

April 15, 2013

The executor of the estate of a woman who passed away is continuing her personal injury lawsuit against Zimmer, Inc. for injuries she allegedly suffered as the result of a hip replacement. Mary Jo Ott filed…

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Lawsuit Blames Medical Malpractice for Illinois Girl’s Erb’s Palsy

April 9, 2013

A mother in Illinois has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the obstetrician who delivered her daughter, claiming that excessive force resulted in the child’s Erb’s palsy. The lawsuit against Chicago’s Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center…

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Funding Cut for Licensing and Investigation of Doctors

April 2, 2013

The state agency in charge of licensing and discipline of doctors – including tracking those who have made medical malpractice payments – has had its funding cut. Eighteen out of 26 medical investigators and staff have…

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Birth Injury Lawsuit Filed Over Child’s Cerebral Palsy

March 30, 2013

A lawsuit has been filed by a woman who alleges that her child’s cerebral palsy was caused by birth injuries the child sustained during delivery. The woman claims that her daughter’s birth was prolonged because of…

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