{"id":2602,"date":"2016-04-29T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T15:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.com\/?p=2602"},"modified":"2016-08-30T16:19:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T21:19:00","slug":"illinois-appellate-courts-considers-three-statutes-including-medical-malpractice-statute-repose-illinois-wrongful-death-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-courts-considers-three-statutes-including-medical-malpractice-statute-repose-illinois-wrongful-death-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Courts Considers Three Statutes Including that of the Medical Malpractice Statute of Repose and the Illinois Wrongful Death Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Aug. 4, 2011, Jill Prusak filed a medical malpractice case within both the two-year statute of limitation and four-year statute of repose under <a href=\"http:\/\/ilga.gov\/legislation\/ilcs\/documents\/073500050K13-212.htm\">Section 13-212(a)<\/a>. The lawsuit contained a two-count complaint against the defendants, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uchospitals.edu\/index.shtml\">University of Chicago Medical Center<\/a> and other medical providers who have since been dismissed from the case. It was alleged that Dr. Rama Jager misdiagnosed Prusak\u2019s macular pathology and that this misdiagnosis led to the defendants\u2019 choosing to not recognize <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/types\/lymphoma\/patient\/primary-cns-lymphoma-treatment-pdq\">nervous system lymphoma<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The first count alleged negligence against the University of Chicago defendants and asserted that Dr. Jager was an agent or apparent agent of the University of Chicago defendants.\u00a0 The second count of the complaint made the same allegations with respect to Advocate defendants and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.advocatehealth.com\/cmc\">Christ Hospital <\/a>defendants.<\/p>\n<p>Prusak died on Nov. 24, 2013 after the expiration of the four-year statute of repose. On March 11, 2014, the trial court granted Prusak\u2019s daughter, Sheri Lawler, leave to file an amended complaint, substituting herself as party plaintiff and as the executor of Prusak\u2019s estate.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-courts-considers-three-statutes-including-medical-malpractice-statute-repose-illinois-wrongful-death-act\/#more-2602\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Aug. 4, 2011, Jill Prusak filed a medical malpractice case within both the two-year statute of limitation and four-year statute of repose under Section 13-212(a). The lawsuit contained a two-count complaint against the defendants, University of Chicago Medical Center and other medical providers who have since been dismissed from the case. 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