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Scales v. Benne: Appellate Court addresses the use of photos produced at time of trial By Bridget A. Mitchell Civil Practice and Procedure, June 2012 Disclosure of photos is governed by SCR 214, not SCR 213, and parties will be barred from using photos not produced prior to trial that were the subject of a SCR 214 request.

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Award of costs to defendants as a condition to granting plaintiffs’ motion for voluntary dismissal By Bridget A. Mitchell Civil Practice and Procedure, January 2010 After reviewing the facts of the case and applicable law, the appellate court affirmed the trial court’s decision but modified the court’s order to state that costs awarded were due at the time of refiling the lawsuit but not as a condition to refiling the lawsuit.

Illinois appellate court examines a medical expert’s qualifications: McWilliams v. Dettore, (1st District, 2009) 387 Ill.App.2d833, 901 N.E.2d 1023 By Bridget A. Mitchell Civil Practice and Procedure, July 2009 In McWilliams v. Dettore, the Illinois appellate court primarily focused on whether plaintiff’s expert, a hematologist/oncologist, was qualified to offer standard of care opinions against a defendant surgeon.

Re-direct examination, the right to rehabilitate an expert By Bridget A. Mitchell Civil Practice and Procedure, April 2007 In Shaheen v Advantage Moving and Storage, Inc., 369 Ill. App.3d 535, 860 N.E.2d 375, 307 Ill.Dec. 721 (1st Dist.2006), the appellate court examines the plaintiff’s right to rehabilitate his expert, a treating physician who is offering expert testimony in the case.

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