Professional Liability Resources

Client Advisories
• • Appellate Court Issues Adverse Opinion on Statute of Limitations and Physician-Patient Relationship
  • Appellate Court Reinforces that Physician Contracts Help Protect Against Vicarious Liability Claims
  • Appellate Court Sets Rules for Protecting Peer Review from Discovery
  • Carle Foundation vs. Cunningham Township
  • Firm Celebrates new Peoria Office
  • Firm Obtains Two Med Mal Defense Verdicts
  • Heyl Royster Prevails in Significant "Judge Shopping" Case
  • Illinois Appellate Court Reaffirms Importance of Well-Drafted Consent to Treatment Form
  • Illinois Hospital Licensing Act Now Includes Sepsis Screening Protocols
  • Illinois Supreme Court Holds Hospital Not Liable Under the Doctrine of Apparent Agency
  • Illinois Supreme Court Rules Credentialing Applications are Discoverable in Case Against Hospital
  • Legislative Alert: Illinois Governor Signs Legislation Reducing Size of Civil Juries
  • Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Non-Economic Cap In Medical Malpractice Action
  • Pomatto and Denning Obtain Defense Verdict for Pediatrician
  • United States Supreme Court Decisions on OSHA and CMS Rules

Medicolegal Monitor 1st Quarter 2020
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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

Medicolegal Monitor 3rd Quarter 2018
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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

Medicolegal Monitor 2nd Quarter 2018
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  • Don’t Quote Me, but...
  • EMR Metadata – Friend or Foe?

Medicolegal Monitor 1st Quarter 2018
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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

Medicolegal Monitor 4th Quarter 2017
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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

Medicolegal Monitor 3rd Quarter 2017
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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

Medicolegal Monitor 2nd Quarter 2017
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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?

Medicolegal Monitor 1st Quarter 2017
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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

Medicolegal Monitor 4th Quarter 2016
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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

Medicolegal Monitor 3rd Quarter 2016
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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

Medicolegal Monitor 2nd Quarter 2016
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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

Medicolegal Monitor 1st Quarter 2016
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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

Medicolegal Monitor 4th Quarter 2015
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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

Medicolegal Monitor 3rd Quarter 2015
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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

Medicolegal Monitor 2nd Quarter 2015
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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

Medicolegal Monitor 1st Quarter 2015
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  • Civil Juries Shrink in 2015
  • Illinois Appellate Court Allows Recovery of Extraordinary Expenses in Wrongful Pregnancy Action

Medicolegal Monitor Summer 2014
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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

Medicolegal Monitor Fall 2012
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  • New Supreme Court Rule Allows Jurors to Submit Written Questions
  • Appellate Court Clarifies Physician-Patient Relationship In Medical Malpractice Cases

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