Legal Opinion
Threlkeld v. White Castle Systems, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided January 3, 2001No. 99 C 1790PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BUCKLO, District Judge.
This case concerns whether a doctor and hospital can be sued for restraining and sedating a patient against her will when she did not present a danger to herself or others. I find that the plaintiff has stated a claim for malpractice based on violations of the Illinois Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. The defendant’s motion to dismiss is denied.
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Deborah Threlkeld attempted to enter a White Castle restaurant in Chicago, Illinois on June 13, 1998. For unknown reasons, she was stopped and restrained by Andre Tillman, a security…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- American Nurses' Association v. State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by5 opinions
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