McDonnell v. McPartlin

Supreme Court of Illinois · Decided 2000-06-15

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JUSTICE BILANDIC delivered the opinion of the court: The principal issue in this appeal is whether a defendant in a medical negligence case who asserts that a nonparty physician’s conduct was the sole proximate cause of the plaintiffs injury (the so-called “empty chair” defense) must demonstrate that the nonparty physician’s…

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