· 12/30/1997
Turner v. Nama
Citations
- 689 N.E.2d 303
- 294 Ill. App. 3d 19
- 228 Ill. Dec. 431
- 1997 Ill. App. LEXIS 921
How courts have described this case
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- holding that if the plaintiff should have discovered the fraudulent concealment through due diligence and a reasonable time remains within the limitations period, the fraudulent concealment exception cannot be invoked
- holding that five months between the point at which the plaintiff “discovered or reasonably should have discovered the alleged concealment of her [medical malpractice] cause of action” and the expiration of the statute of limitations was sufficient
- Cunningham doctrine applies to “the aggregate injury caused by the compounding effects of an ongoing course of continuous negligent medical treatment for a specific condition”
- Cunningham doctrine -14- No. 08-2311 applies to “the aggregate injury caused by the compounding effects of an ongoing course of continuous negligent medical treatment for a specific condition”
- health care provider who receives unfavorable test results is obligated to inform patient of results
- fraudulent concealment exception did not apply where plaintiff should have discovered the alleged concealment through ordinary diligence eight months before the repose period elapsed
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Judges: Rakowski
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