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Governor JB Pritzker has a May 31 deadline to take action on a bill that would allow plaintiffs in lawsuits accusing hospitals, health care providers and other businesses and defendants of personal injuries or wrongful death to collect interest calculated from the time the lawsuit was filed, not just from the time judgment was entered.
He can either veto Senate Bill 72, sign it or take no action, in which case the legislation would automatically become law.
As reported in March, the state legislature approved a replacement for an earlier bill described as a “gift” for trial lawyers, that would have allowed plaintiffs to collect 9% interest on judgments, using a clock that would begin ticking when an alleged wrongdoer has notice of the injury before a lawsuit is filed.
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NORTHWESTERN OPENS NEW CENTER FOR LONG-HAULERS: Northwestern’s Comprehensive COVID-19 Center aims to treat the so-called COVID long-haulers suffering from a range of lingering issues.
The new center, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Streeterville, will be rolled out to the broader health system in the near future.
“We’re just at the beginning of this journey,” said Dr. Charles Davidson, vice chair for clinical affairs at Northwestern’s Department of Medicine. “We developed a research arm of the center to better understand what this disease is, how best to treat it and diagnose it, and also to help
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At a time when the Illinois Legislature should be supporting the health care heroes who are working tirelessly during the COVID-19 pandemic, lawmakers have instead passed legislation that would drive up the costs of practicing medicine and send physicians packing to more welcoming states.
A bad bill sponsored by the trial lawyers of Illinois was passed in the wee hours of the morning earlier this month by a lame-duck legislature. The physicians of Illinois are outraged at the passage of House Bill 3360, which will allow prejudgment interest to be charged in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits.
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