Meck v. Paramedic Services of Illinois

The issue on appeal is whether the trial court, in granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants, correctly rejected application of the lost chance doctrine. Under the lost chance doctrine, proximate causation exists if plaintiff can show to a reasonable degree of medical certainty that defendant’s conduct proximately increased the risk of harm or lost chance of recovery. Holton v. Memorial Hospital, 176 Ill. 2d 95, 119, 679 N.E.2d 1202 (1997).

Defendants prevailed on mirror motions for summary judgment. The only argument raised by each defendant was that plaintiff could not prove…