Case Summary:

Deb Bardhan, individually and as independent administrator of the estate of Arindam Bardhan, filed a medical negligence and wrongful death action in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, alleging that Northwestern Memorial Hospital and other medical providers failed to timely diagnose and appropriately treat Arindam Bardhan’s cardiac condition, leading to his death. The trial court entered judgment in favor of Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the other defendants (through dismissal and/or summary judgment orders), and Deb Bardhan appealed that adverse judgment to the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, where the case is now pending as Bardhan v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital, docket number 1‑24‑0371, argued before that court on January 29, 2026