Frigo v. Silver Cross Hospital

Defendant, Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Center (Silver Cross), appeals from a jury verdict awarding plaintiff, Jean Frigo, $7,775,668.02 in damages. The jury verdict resulted from a negligent credentialing count based upon Silver Cross granting Dr. Paul Kirchner category II surgical credentials, which authorized the doctor to operate on Frigo’s foot and culminated in her foot being amputated. On appeal, Silver Cross presents the following issues for review: (1) whether Frigo’s action was barred by the statute of limitation because the negligent credentialing claim raised in the first…