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NIVEN v. SIQUEIRA

No. 61137.

109 Ill.2d 357 (1985)

487 N.E.2d 937

TODD NIVEN et al., Appellees, v. EDIR B. SIQUEIRA et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 21, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Schuyler, Roche & Zwirner, of Chicago (Daniel M. Schuyler and Bruce K. Roberts, of counsel), for appellant John E. Affeldt.

Fredric J. Entin, Miles J. Zaremski and Nancy Kotler, of Lurie, Sklar & Simon, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellant Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Joseph T. McGuire, of Perz, McGuire, Condon & Ridge, and Kevin W. Dillon, all of Chicago, for appellees.

Mark D. Deaton and Daniel J. Mulvanny, of Naperville, for amicus curiae Illinois Hospital Association.

Judgment reversed.

JUSTICE MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

In late 1979 plaintiffs, Todd and Thomas Niven, filed a medical malpractice action in the circuit court of Cook County against Dr. Edir B. Siqueira, Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Northwestern), and several persons associated with Northwestern's administration. On plaintiffs' application the circuit court issued a subpoena asking for certain documents...

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