{"id":3886,"date":"2018-02-15T11:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=3886"},"modified":"2019-11-05T13:04:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T19:04:27","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-bars-medical-expert-wrongful-death-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-bars-medical-expert-wrongful-death-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Bars Medical Expert in Wrongful Death Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This lawsuit arose out of a wrongful-death and medical malpractice case brought by the plaintiff, Lawanda Freeman. She was the special administrator of the estate of her deceased husband, Terrance Freeman. In her complaint against the defendant, Gayle R. Crays, M.D., she alleged that Dr. Crays was negligent in the treatment of Terrance\u2019s cardiovascular disease and that negligence was the proximate cause of Terrance\u2019s death. Right before the trial was set to start, the trial judge ruled that Freeman\u2019s only expert witness was unqualified to offer any opinions on the issue of causation, thus creating a fatal evidentiary gap in the plaintiff\u2019s case. <\/p>\n<p>In response to the trial judge\u2019s ruling barring this expert witness, Freeman moved to voluntarily dismiss her complaint. The trial judge granted the voluntary dismissal without prejudice. <\/p>\n<p>Shortly thereafter, Freeman refiled her complaint. Upon learning that Freeman intended to disclose an additional or new medical expert witness to offer opinions on the issue of causation, Dr. Crays\u2019 lawyers moved to adopt the rulings from the earlier case and bar any testimony of plaintiff\u2019s newly disclosed expert opinion pursuant to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.illinoiscourts.gov\/SupremeCourt\/Rules\/Art_II\/ArtII.htm#219\">Illinois Supreme Court Rule 219(e)<\/a>.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-bars-medical-expert-wrongful-death-lawsuit\/#more-3886\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This lawsuit arose out of a wrongful-death and medical malpractice case brought by the plaintiff, Lawanda Freeman. She was the special administrator of the estate of her deceased husband, Terrance Freeman. In her complaint against the defendant, Gayle R. 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