Legal Opinion
Light v. Proctor Community Hospital
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 4, 1989No. 3-88-0411PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE WOMBACHER
delivered the opinion of the court:
On August 2, 1984, the plaintiff, Jill Light, underwent a thyroid scan while a patient at the defendant Proctor Community Hospital. In the course of or subsequent to the procedure, the plaintiff learned that she was pregnant. Pursuant to the recommendation of the radiologist, she terminated her pregnancy.
The plaintiff filed suit against the defendant hospital and radiologist alleging negligence in their failure to determine if she was pregnant prior to the thyroid scan procedure and failure to warn her that she should not undergo…
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