A home care-nurse and health care agency in Pennsylvania were found guilty of providing negligent care to a 55-year-old woman who required medical care for her Crohn’s disease. The medical malpractice lawsuit was premised upon the nurse’s failure to report a catheter-related infection to the woman’s doctor. The infection progressed throughout the woman’s body to… Continue Reading
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Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Patients’ Rights In Medical Malpractice Cases
Posted in Medical MalpracticeFor the third time in recent years, the Illinois Supreme Court has rejected the State legislatures attempt to limit the rights of those who have been harmed by negligent doctors and hospitals. This most recent decision held section 2-1706.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure was unconstitutional because it violated the separation of powers… Continue Reading