Supreme Court of Illinois
Applebaum v. Rush Univ. Med. Ctr., 105905.pdf
In a wrongful death action brought by plaintiff physician-attorney beneficiary seeking damages in the name of the estate and decedent-father, dismissal of medical malpractice based on the nullity rule is reversed and remanded where: 1) in light of the specific facts, the purposes served by applying the nullity rule-the protection of the public and the integrity of the court system from the harm presented by representation by unlicensed individuals-were not present; and 2) the appellate court erred in concluding that the nullity rule should be imposed in this case.
Appellate Information
- Decided 12/04/2008
- Published 12/04/2008
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- Supreme Court of Illinois