{"id":293,"date":"2014-09-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/illinois-statute-of-limitations-on-medical-malpractice-claims\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:10:05","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:10:05","slug":"illinois-statute-of-limitations-on-medical-malpractice-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/illinois-statute-of-limitations-on-medical-malpractice-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Statute of Limitations on Medical Malpractice Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/firm-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Firm News<\/a> | September 26, 2014<\/p>\n<p>Medical malpractice under Illinois law is a term used to describe a broad range of personal injuries caused by negligent health care providers. Some examples of medical malpractice are: a doctor\u2019s failure to diagnose a disease, wrongly prescribed medicines, surgical errors and mistakes, performing surgery on the wrong site, etc., and it is important to note that medical malpractice is not limited to hospitals but can also be found in nursing homes and skilled care facilities. Basically, it occurs anytime a health care professional breaches one\u2019s duty to provide patients with a reasonable standard of care.<\/p>\n<p>The Illinois legislature has set a timeframe for which patients injured by medical malpractice can file a lawsuit to recover compensation for their injuries. This is known as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/ilcs\/ilcs4.asp?ActID=2017&amp;ChapterID=56&amp;SeqStart=99900000&amp;SeqEnd=103300000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statute of limitations<\/a>, and bars anyone from bringing such a claim after the expiration period, no matter how egregious the injury.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/illinois-statute-of-limitations-on-medical-malpractice-claims\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Illinois Statute of Limitations on Medical Malpractice Claims\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firm News | September 26, 2014 Medical malpractice under Illinois law is a term used to describe a broad range of personal injuries caused by negligent health care providers. 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