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Nickels, Lynch and Fahrenbach Obtain Defense Verdict in High-Stakes Medical Negligence Case
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP attorneys Timothy G. Nickels, Marie K. Lynch and Katherine R. Fahrenbach obtained a defense verdict at trial on behalf of their client, an anesthesiologist, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. -
Divided IL Supreme Court rejects try to hold Northwestern Memorial liable for clinic doctors' actions
A majority of the state’s highest court has rejected a woman’s attempt to hold Northwestern Memorial Hospital responsible for alleged mistakes made by medical professionals employed by a federally funded health clinic which led to the premature birth of her child, saying the case asks the court to expand Illinois case law on the question of so-called “vicarious liability” for hospitals. -
Cook Co. judge wrong to refuse transfer of asbestos case with no links to Cook
A state appeals panel has overruled a Cook County judge who had refused to transfer to Winnebago County an asbestos exposure case involving a plaintiff who had worked at industrial facilities in Winnebago, and couldn't say for sure he had even been exposed to asbestos in Cook County at all.