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· 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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