Blumstein v. State

OPINION

Epstein, J.

This is a claim for special damages arising out of the allegedly baseless suspension of the Claimants decedents medical license a decade ago in 1984. This claim was brought under section 17.12 of the former Medical Practice Act of 1923 (formerly Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 111, par. 4451), which was reenacted as section 46 of the Medical Practice Act of 1987 (which replaced the 1923 Act, see P.A. 85-4) and which was codified at 225 ILCS 60/46. Jurisdiction of this Court is based on section 8(a) of the Court of Claims Act (705 ILCS 505/8) as liability is premised on the foregoing…