State of Illinois medical malpractice law

Medical errors is a form of tort law through which a patient may damages if a doctor not the General standard of care for the procedure concerned. In 2005, Illinois limited these cases under the law. However, this law was reversed. 2005 and BeforeBefore 2005, Illinois has no limits on medical malpractice cases. Juries were to grant what you believed appropriate free. As a result of rising insurance premiums medical errors led to less than doctors in rural areas in tort reform was adopted, which limited the damages to $500,000 for doctors and 1 million for hospitals.UnconstitutionalIn February 2010, the Supreme Court of Illinois overthrew the status of medical malpractice. The Court has held that the decision-making power of the Judges Act had taken and that it is a violation of the separation of powers. Therefore judge and jury are now free to make new tort awards in medical malpractice without limitation.New BillA reform project medical errors in the Illinois House of representative was introduced in March 2010. It was passed in September 2010.