Trial Court Not "Without Discretion" When Plaintiff Fails to File Certificate of Merit:: Hinshaw's Annual Guide to Key Illinois Medical Malpractice Litigation: 2020 Edition
By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20
Is a trial court "without discretion" to grant extension of time for obtaining certificate of merit when plaintiff fails to comply with 2-622? Terrance Owens v. Riverside Medical Center, et al., 2020 IL App (3d) 180391 - Case Summary - On September 11, 2017, plaintiff filed a medical malpractice lawsuit to which an affidavit was attached requesting a ninety (90) day extension of time to obtain a certificate of merit, which is required by 735 ILCS 5/2-622. Plaintiff filed no formal written...
By: Hinshaw & Culbertson - Health Care