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An Illinois birth injury lawsuit<\/a> involving claims of medical negligence<\/a> by John H. Stroger Hospital<\/a> employees was settled for $6.25 million. Because Stroger Hospital is a Cook County hospital, the Illinois medical malpractice lawsuit<\/a> was brought against Cook County itself and not the hospital. Maria Rodriguez, as mother and next friend of Angel Gutierrez, a minor v. County of Cook<\/em>, No. 07 L 13386.<\/p>\n

In a traditional medical malpractice claim<\/a> defense attorneys representing the hospital or doctor are typically hired directly by either the hospital or insurance company. However, when the facility is either a state-funded institution, like Stroger Hospital, then the defense attorneys are from the state’s attorneys office. Thomas Rieck, assistant Cook County state’s attorney, represented the defendants’ claims in Rodriguez<\/em>. Another important wrinkle in this setting is the fact that there is a statute, the Local Governmental and Government Employees Tort Immunity Act<\/em>, 745 ILCS 10\/1-101, et seq<\/em>. (Illinois Tort Immunity Act), which essentially allows the possibility of recovery against a Cook County hospital only if the hospital were found to be negligent in the treatment of a patient, but not liable if the hospital chose not to order tests or it was negligent because it misdiagnosed a patient. Michigan Avenue National Bank v. Cook County<\/em>, 191 Ill. 2d 493 (2000) is the leading case interpreting the Illinois statute on immunity.<\/p>\n

The plaintiff’s birth injury complaint<\/a> alleged that the doctors at Stroger Hospital failed to respond adequately to the fetal heart rate decelerations at birth. Instead of recognizing the need for a quick delivery, the doctors attempted to correct the decelerations through the use of oxygen, amnioinfusion, and by changing the mother’s position. However, none of these measures were effective.<\/p>\n

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