{"id":4256,"date":"2014-09-15T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=4256"},"modified":"2014-09-14T11:45:08","modified_gmt":"2014-09-14T16:45:08","slug":"illinois-attorneys-duty-wrongful-death-actions-decedents-beneficiaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-attorneys-duty-wrongful-death-actions-decedents-beneficiaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Attorneys Have a Duty in Wrongful-Death Actions to Decedent\u2019s Beneficiaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leona Smith, the mother of Perry Powell, was appointed guardian of her son\u2019s person but not his estate after a judge ruled that Powell was disabled because of severe mental disability. Powell\u2019s father died, allegedly because of medical malpractice. Attorneys were hired by Smith, who then acted as special administrator of the decedent\u2019s estate to litigate a wrongful-death claim for her deceased husband, Powell\u2019s father.<\/p>\n<p>The wrongful-death medical malpractice case was settled, but the lawyers who handled it failed to follow the requirements of Section 2.1 of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/ilcs\/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2059&amp;ChapterID=57\">Illinois Wrongful Death Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Powell would have shared in the settlement proceeds, which exceeded $5,000. According to Section 2.1 of the Illinois Wrongful Death Act, the probate court must be in charge of supervising the administration and distribution of those funds.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-attorneys-duty-wrongful-death-actions-decedents-beneficiaries\/#more-4256\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leona Smith, the mother of Perry Powell, was appointed guardian of her son\u2019s person but not his estate after a judge ruled that Powell was disabled because of severe mental disability. Powell\u2019s father died, allegedly because of medical malpractice. 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