CHICAGO — An estate administrator is suing Dr. Nafisa Burhani, Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates Ltd. d/b/a Morris Cancer Care, Dr. Beatriz Setrini, Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers, Dr. Rachel Mitchell, Dr. Agne Paner and Rush University Medical Center for alleged negligence.
David Cullen, independent administrator of the estate of Janet M. Cullen, filed a complaint on Oct. 5 in Cook County Circuit Court, alleging the defendants left Cullen's leukemia untreated. The plaintiff holds the defendants responsible for allegedly failing to timely diagnose Cullen's condition and transfer her to defendant Rush University Medical Center in a timely manner.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment against the defendants in an amount that is sufficient to compensate for losses. He is represented by Peter D. Hoste of Leahy & Hoste LLC in Chicago.
Cook County Circuit Court case number 2017L010130