{"id":89,"date":"2015-10-30T09:26:52","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T14:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.illinoisinjurylawyerblog.net\/?p=89"},"modified":"2018-09-12T16:08:47","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T21:08:47","slug":"mcdonald-v-lipov-certificate-of-merit-requirements-in-illinois-medical-malpractice-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/mcdonald-v-lipov-certificate-of-merit-requirements-in-illinois-medical-malpractice-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald v. Lipov: Certificate of Merit Requirements in Illinois Medical Malpractice Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a recent case in front of an Illinois appellate court, a woman lost her right to recover for injuries that she claimed were due to negligent treatment by her attending physician. In the case, McDonald v. Lipov<\/a><\/em>, the court determined that the \u201ccertificate of merit\u201d requirement is strictly enforced in medical malpractice cases, and it may also be enforced in medical battery claims, depending on the surrounding facts.<\/p>\n

According to the court\u2019s written opinion, the plaintiff filed suit against her treating physician pro se, meaning without the assistance of an attorney. The court granted her ample time to comply with the procedural requirements of \u00a7 2-622, which\u00a0mandates that a certificate of merit be obtained from a qualified medical expert. The plaintiff failed to do so, and the case was dismissed.<\/p>\n

The plaintiff then refiled the action, rephrasing several of the same claims. Rather than bringing the claims as \u201cmedical malpractice\u201d claims, the plaintiff phrased them as \u201cmedical battery\u201d claims, in hopes of avoiding the requirements of the statute.<\/p>\n

Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a recent case in front of an Illinois appellate court, a woman lost her right to recover for injuries that she claimed were due to negligent treatment by her attending physician. In the case, McDonald v. Lipov, the court determined that the \u201ccertificate of merit\u201d requirement is strictly enforced in medical malpractice cases, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-medical-malpractice"],"yoast_head":"\nMcDonald v. 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