Settlement enforceable when negotiations context strongly
suggests intent to be bound, and definite agreement was on all necessary terms.
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Entry of summary judgment as to one of
several defendants was not a final judgment. The appeal was premature and was dismissed.
No circuit court order adjudicated all claims by all parties. As a result, there was no final judgment and no appellate jurisdiction.
Continue reading ›CQE in medical malpractice case was deficient because it did not connect providers to allegations of breach.
Continue reading ›Plaintiff never opposed defendants’ motion for sanctions
in the trial court. That omission forfeited appellate review of expert exclusion.
Jury demand in medical malpractice case by means of a case information report was defective. It was neither a “paper” nor a “pleading.”
Continue reading ›Discovery sanction of dismissal was not abuse of discretion. Most
deadlines in the Scheduling Order had passed without being complied with.
Appeals court had no jurisdiction to review the motion to vacate default judgment because of premature notice of appeal.
Continue reading ›OMS, family and radiology doctors are not CQE related specialties for diagnosis of facial fractures in front line patients.
Continue reading ›Without a finding of hospital’s
joint tort-feasor status in medical malpractice case, contribution liability remained by a separate action.