{"id":4091,"date":"2018-07-27T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=4091"},"modified":"2018-07-24T10:51:40","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T15:51:40","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-reverses-dismissal-of-medical-malpractice-case-for-abusive-discretion-in-denying-health-professionals-report-within-the-time-limit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-reverses-dismissal-of-medical-malpractice-case-for-abusive-discretion-in-denying-health-professionals-report-within-the-time-limit\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Medical Malpractice Case for Abusive Discretion in Denying Health Professional&#8217;s Report Within the Time Limit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to the report of this case, the Illinois Appellate Court has reversed the dismissal of a medical malpractice case. The case had been dismissed by the trial judge on the ground that the plaintiff did not meet the requirement of filing the 90-day certificate of merit, which is required by Section 2-622 of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/ilcs\/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2017&#038;ChapterID=56\">Illinois Code of Civil Procedure<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>A doctor\u2019s affidavit, which was filed late, should not have been enough to reject a medical malpractice lawsuit, the appeals panel ruled. <\/p>\n<p>According to the Illinois Appellate Court opinion, the Cook County Circuit Court judge abused his discretion when he dismissed Earnest and Mildred Lee\u2019s lawsuit against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roph.org\">Rush Oak Park Hospital<\/a> and Dr. Juan Cobo. The circuit court judge dismissed the case because they did not file their Health Professional\u2019s Report within the 90-day window.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-reverses-dismissal-of-medical-malpractice-case-for-abusive-discretion-in-denying-health-professionals-report-within-the-time-limit\/#more-4091\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the report of this case, the Illinois Appellate Court has reversed the dismissal of a medical malpractice case. 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