"Forum Shopping" Argument Rejected in Forum Non Conveniens Analysis: Hinshaw's Annual Guide to Key Illinois Medical Malpractice Litigation: 2020 Edition | Hinshaw & Culbertson - Health Care
Issue Can part-time work by one defendant in plaintiff's chosen forum preclude transfer for forum nonconveniens when the alleged malpractice and death occurred in another county, and the plaintiff and the vast majority of witnesses also don't reside in the county? Case Summary Quavia Evans was transported via ambulance by the Waukegan Fire Department from her residence in Lake County to Vista Medical Center East (also in Lake County). The paramedics who transferred her were employed in Lake County. The nurse who treated Evans at Vista was a resident of Lake County. She was treated for diabet...
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