Illinois Law - Venue, Medical Malpractice

Kaiser v. Doll-Pollard , No. 5-08-0247 (February 11, 2010). Court held that Plaintiff who underwent surgery at hospital in Clinton County (the complications of which were the subject of the suit) but was then transferred to a hospital in St. Clair County to diagnose and treat the resulting problems, could bring suit in St. Clair County. Since postoperative care there was integral part of the surgery Defendant physician performed in Clinton County hospital, and since considerable evidence regarding cause and extent of Plaintiff’s injuries will come from St. Clair County she was not engaged in “forum-shopping” by choosing St. Clair as her preferred venue.