{"id":2934,"date":"2016-09-01T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=2934"},"modified":"2018-11-06T15:55:01","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T21:55:01","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-affirms-denial-conversion-medical-malpractice-defendant-respondent-discovery-status-defendant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-affirms-denial-conversion-medical-malpractice-defendant-respondent-discovery-status-defendant\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Denial of Conversion of Medical Malpractice Defendant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mary McNair had knee replacement surgery at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rush.edu\">Rush University Medical Center<\/a>. The surgery did not go as expected and left her with permanent injuries. On April 8, 2014, she filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Rush University Medical Center alleging medical negligence related to the anesthesia and post-anesthesia care. She sought discovery from one of the named respondents in discovery pursuant to the Illinois statute. The respondent in discovery was Dr. Asokumar Buvanendran. The trial judge entered an order requiring written discovery to be answered by July 17, 2014. Dr. Buvanendran filed responses to all of the interrogatories by the date set by the court. Dr. Buvanendran also responded to requests for additional production of documents by the deadline of Aug. 4, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The trial judge ordered a deposition of Dr. Buvanendran to take place on Sept. 8, 2014. Dr. Buvanendran sat for that deposition as was required.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks later, McNair filed an emergency motion for \u201can extension of time to convert respondents in discovery to defendants,\u201d alleging that she needed additional time to complete discovery from other respondents in discovery. Her motion claimed that she needed discovery from these other respondents in order to decide whether she would make Dr. Buvanendran a party defendant.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-affirms-denial-conversion-medical-malpractice-defendant-respondent-discovery-status-defendant\/#more-2934\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mary McNair had knee replacement surgery at Rush University Medical Center. The surgery did not go as expected and left her with permanent injuries. 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