In a recent medical negligence appeal, partner Krista Frick achieved a win for a dermatologist client by disproving the plaintiff’s claims that the trial court erred by giving a “sole proximate cause” instruction and that the jury’s verdict was against the manifest weight of the evidence.
Read MoreAndrea Kott will moderate a panel discussion with Chief Judge James P. Flannery, Jr. and Judge Thomas More Donnelly along with Anne Kuban to discuss the recent General Administrative Orders enacted since the pandemic.
Read MoreAndrea Kott shared insights on attorney/client and insurer/insured privilege as well as attorney work product doctrine in medical malpractice litigation to a group of healthcare and legal professionals at a Chicago-based health system in a recent panel presentation.
Read MoreThe First District Appellate Court recently ruled that defendant physicians can be confronted at trial with at trial with the substance of their Rule 213(f)(3) disclosures just as retained experts are.
Read MoreBCKS founding partner Anne Kuban recently represented a client who was considered high-risk to COVID-19 exposure and sought reasonable work accommodations during the pandemic.
Read MoreIn a recent medical malpractice appeal, partner Krista Frick secured a victory for a healthcare provider, successfully refuting claims that the trial judge coerced a juror into changing her verdict, and allegations that the trial court’s procedure was erroneous and an abuse of discretion.
Read MoreSteve Steinback recently discussed the topic of death certificates, and the potential consequences for not signing a certificate, in a recent webinar for a healthcare organization.
Read MoreBarker, Castro & Steinback is proud to announce seven attorneys have been recognized on the 2020 Leading and Emerging Lawyers lists published by the Leading Lawyers Network.
Read MoreAndrea Kott and Christopher Reeder shared insights into child abuse and neglect investigations as well as best practices for how medical professionals should comply with subpoenas and interview requests in their presentation titled “The Protective Service Team as Providers in the Pretrial and Trial Settings.
Read MoreAndrea Kott and Patrick Viktora recently achieved a summary judgment win on behalf of a healthcare client in a case involving allegations of agency of the physicians involved in orthopedic surgery on a patient.
Read More