In a case of “first impression”, an Illinois appellate court upheld a jury verdict against Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet, for “negligent credentialing” by allegedly appointing and re-appointing a podiatrist despite the fact that he did not meet the requisite criteria for receiving certain privileges. Frigo v. Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Center, 876 N.E.2d… Read More
Hospital’s Institutional Negligence
An Illinois Appellate Court, in Longnecker v. Loyola University Medical Center, recently reversed a trial court’s order and reinstated a $2.7 million jury verdict against Loyola University Medical Center. The plaintiff, as administrator of the estate of her deceased husband, Carl Longnecker, filed a Chicago medical negligence lawsuit against Dr. Sirish Parvathaneni and Loyola Medical… Read More
