EARLY AGGRESSIVE WORKUP LEADS TO AN EARLY DISMISSAL FOR LOWIS & GELLEN CLIENTS

Lowis & Gellen Partners Pamela Gellen and Scott Wolfe recently represented several psychiatrists and other healthcare professionals at a Chicago teaching hospital. The clients were accused of committing psychiatric malpractice. Moreover, the plaintiff in the case is a psychiatrist at another psychiatric teaching hospital in Chicago. The plaintiff alleged that the mistreatment, including the administration of electroconvulsive therapy a/k/a shock therapy, caused him to loose his psychiatric practice, teaching appointment, led to licensure and regulatory problems and other damages. Lowis & Gellen aggressively worked up the case performing internal investigations, interviews with staff, a comprehensive investigation into the plaintiff's background and analysis of employment records and medical records for the plaintiff psychiatrist. Based on the investigation, firm Partners Pam Gellen and Scott Wolfe filed Motions challenging the adequacy of the lawsuit on several grounds. After multiple briefs and hearings, the Judge agreed with Pam and Scott and dismissed the lawsuit before their clients even had to give a deposition.

For more information regarding the case or for general information on psychiatric malpractice, please contact Scott Wolfe at swolfe@lowis-gellen.com.