Illinois Appellate Court affirms $41 million stroke verdict in Chicago Trust Co. v. Cherukuri, 2026 IL App (1st) 242012

Illinois Appeals Court Affirms $41 Million Stroke Verdict, Rules Wife’s Ability to Sue Did Not Start Filing Clock 📎

Appeals, Medical Malpractice / Brent Wieand

First District holds a disabled plaintiff’s own condition controls tolling, and prejudgment interest runs on the full verdict before a high-low settlement setoff.

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Illinois Appeals Court Affirms $41 Million Stroke Verdict, Rules Wife’s Ability to Sue Did Not Start Filing Clock 📎

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