{"id":1121,"date":"2020-04-06T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/birth-injury-lawyer\/?p=1121"},"modified":"2020-04-06T05:53:53","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T10:53:53","slug":"illinois-supreme-court-reverses-judgment-and-remands-case-for-new-trial-in-birth-injury-lawsuit-based-on-motion-in-limine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/birth-injury-lawyer\/illinois-supreme-court-reverses-judgment-and-remands-case-for-new-trial-in-birth-injury-lawsuit-based-on-motion-in-limine\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Supreme Court Reverses Judgment and Remands Case for New Trial in Birth Injury Lawsuit Based on Motion in Limine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Supreme Court case comes from an appeal twice to the appellate court and originally from the Circuit Court of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.co.adams.il.us\/\">Adams County<\/a>, Ill. The issue was \u201cwhether the ruling of the appellate court, 2016 IL App (4th) 150843, reversing the judgment and remanding this case for a new trial requires a trial <em>de novo<\/em> on all claims.\u201d The first appellate court decision answered this question in the affirmative. The Illinois Supreme Court granted motions by the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel to file an amicus curiae brief in support of defendant and the Illinois Trial Lawyers\u2019 Association (ITLA) to file an amicus curiae brief in support of plaintiff\u2019s position.<\/p>\n<p>Because the resolution of the appeal concerned a narrow-certified question, the Illinois Supreme Court summarized the facts pertinent to making its decision. <\/p>\n<p>In August 2015, plaintiffs Kristopher Crim and Teri Crim, acting on behalf of their biological son, Collin Crim, who was born on June 17, 2005, filed a fourth amended medical malpractice claim against the defendant, Gina Dietrich, D.O., alleging two claims: (1) Defendant failed to obtain Teri\u2019s informed consent to perform a natural birth despite possible risks associated with Collin\u2019s large size, and (2) defendant negligently delivered Collin, causing him injuries. The allegations supporting the informed consent claim are found in paragraph (a) through (j) of plaintiffs\u2019 fourth amended complaint, while sub-paragraphs (k) and (l) concern the allegations related to professional negligence during the delivery of the child.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/birth-injury-lawyer\/illinois-supreme-court-reverses-judgment-and-remands-case-for-new-trial-in-birth-injury-lawsuit-based-on-motion-in-limine\/#more-1121\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Supreme Court case comes from an appeal twice to the appellate court and originally from the Circuit Court of Adams County, Ill. 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