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Illinois Appellate Court Rules that the Wrongful Death Act Did Not Bar Cause of Action or Recovery Against Physician and Medical Institution in Fetal Death

Monique Thomas and Christopher Mitchell sought damages in a lawsuit alleging that Dr. Edgard Khoury and Dr. Robert Kagan caused the wrongful death of their fetus from injuries suffered during an elective surgery performed on Thomas. A pregnancy test before the surgery alerted the doctors that Thomas was “potentially pregnant.”…

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State Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal of Misdiagnosis of Cancer of Both Ovaries Without Consent

In an effort designed to increase the chances of conception, Lacy Dodd underwent surgery to remove ovarian cysts and potentially one fallopian tube. During this surgery, her physician, Dr. Randall Hines, discovered that both of her ovaries appeared to be abnormal to the extent that they seemed to be cancerous.…

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