The healthcare attorneys at Williams Montgomery & John Ltd. have represented physicians, hospitals, nurses, dentists, mid-wives, pharmacists and nursing homes in a wide range of health care litigation matters. As healthcare has evolved, so has the Firm's practice, following the changes in the legal, regulatory and business environment relating to healthcare. Today, our practice includes not only claims involving the traditional malpractice, but also claims involving ERISA, gatekeeper liability, integrated delivery systems, financial incentive plan issues for physicians, risk management and vicarious liability.
The firm’s healthcare lawyers have contributed to the body of knowledge surrounding healthcare issues by authoring and publishing the following medical-legal articles:
- “A Primer on Defending Breast Cancer Litigation”, American Journal of Trial Advocacy.
- “Attacking the Plaintiff’s Nursing Home Malpractice Case Through Effective Discovery”, FICC Nursing Home Project Course Book.
- “Further Strategies in Defending Nursing Home Malpractice Actions”, IDC Quarterly.
- “A Practical Approach to Handling Illinois Nursing Home Malpractice Actions”, IDC Quarterly.
- “The Plaintiff’s Arsenal: Emerging Theories of Liability in the Managed Healthcare Field”, Federation of Insurance & Corporate Counsel Quarterly.
- “Sue Now—Get Sick Later: Medical Monitoring, Fear Claims and Related Issues”, published as a chapter in the DRI Monograph, Winning the Defense Verdict.
Representative Cases:
Estate of Gradman v. Bernstein , Cook County, IL. Malpractice suit alleging improper drug prescription and improper management of a cardiac arrest. A defense verdict for the Firm's client.
Garcez v. Michel , Cook County, IL. Malpractice suit alleging misdiagnosis of a placental abruption resulting in cerebral palsy, mental retardation and paralysis in the newborn. Verdict for the defendant, OB-GYN specialist. (Selected by The National Law Journal as one of the Outstanding Defense Verdicts).
Dunlap v. Amin, Cook County, IL. Malpractice suit alleging improper medication management and failure to prescribe soft safety restraints, leading to a fall from bed and fatal hydrocephalus. Summary judgment entered for the Firm's client.
Chaney v. Quest Laboratories , U.S.D.C., MO. Wrongful death action arising out of alleged misreading of pathology slides by diagnostic testing laboratory.
Contact:
C. Barry Montgomery
phone: 312-443-3242
e-mail: cbm@willmont.com