{"id":7909,"date":"2021-04-26T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/?p=7909"},"modified":"2021-04-25T21:51:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T21:51:02","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-affirms-general-verdict-for-defendant-in-wrongful-death-survival-action-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-affirms-general-verdict-for-defendant-in-wrongful-death-survival-action-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Affirms General Verdict for Defendant in Wrongful Death, Survival Action Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Illinois Appellate Court has affirmed the general verdict in a second jury trial. The first jury trial resulted in a hung jury.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiff\u2019s decedent had been admitted at a young age to multiple nursing homes and hospitals with an incurable, fatal neurodegenerative disease. The estate for the plaintiff filed a negligence lawsuit against one of the decedent\u2019s treating physicians, maintaining actual claims under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/ilcs\/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2059&amp;ChapterID=57\">Illinois Wrongful Death Act<\/a> and the Survival Act.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiff\u2019s estate alleged that the decedent was abused and neglected at her last nursing home, which defendant chose not to report.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-affirms-general-verdict-for-defendant-in-wrongful-death-survival-action-case\/#more-7909\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Illinois Appellate Court has affirmed the general verdict in a second jury trial. The first jury trial resulted in a hung jury. The plaintiff\u2019s decedent had been admitted at a young age to multiple nursing homes and hospitals with an incurable, fatal neurodegenerative disease. 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