Instructions:
Carefully read Rodgers v. St. Mary’s Hospital of Decatur, 597 N.E.2d 616 (1992), a retention of medical records
case, in which Rogers claimed that St. Mary’s Hospital breached its duty to preserve for 5 years all of the Xrays taken of his wife, who was treated and died at the hospital; and that the hospital’s loss of an X-ray caused
him to lose a malpractice suit against his wife's radiologists. Read the case brief from the link and complete the
steps below
Link below for Rodgers v. St. Mary’s Hospital of Decatur, 597 N.E.2d 616 (1992) case
http://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1992/70722-7.html
Steps:
- Summarize the facts of the case (what happened that led to the lawsuit and how it progressed through the
courts) and - Prepare a case brief using the IRAC method. IRAC (Issue, Rule, Analysis, and Conclusion) is an acronym
for a method for summarizing legal opinions.