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VANDERHOOF v. BERK

No. 1-13-2927.

47 N.E.3d 1080 (2015)

400 Ill. Dec. 115

2015 IL App (1st) 132927

Carol VANDERHOOF, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Paul Vanderhoof, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard S. BERK, M.D. and NorthShore University HealthSystem Faculty Practice Associates, Defendants-Appellants (NorthShore University HealthSystem d/b/a Glenbrook Hospital, Defendant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

December 21, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cassiday Schade, LLP, Chicago ( Julie A. Teuscher , Sandra G. Iorio , and Jonathan E. Cavins , of counsel), for appellants.

Lipkin & Higgins, Chicago ( Peter F. Higgins , of counsel), and Law Offices of Lynn D. Dowd, Naperville ( Lynn D. Dowd and Frances Leyhane III , of counsel), for appellee.

OPINION

¶ 1 On January 12, 2009, Paul Vanderhoof was admitted to the hospital for the surgical removal of his gallbladder, also known as a cholecystectomy. During the procedure, the surgeon severed the patient's common bile duct in error after he misidentified...

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