MATVIUW v. JOHNSON

No. 82-663.

111 Ill. App.3d 629 (1982)

444 N.E.2d 606

WILLIAM D. MATVIUW, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JEFFREY B. JOHNSON, M.D., Defendant-Appellant. — (Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Intervenor-Appellant; Illinois Hospital Association, Amicus Curiae.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed December 22, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tenney & Bentley, of Chicago (Richard J. Cochran and Marc D. Ginsberg, of counsel), for appellant Jeffrey B. Johnson.

Hopkins & Sutter, of Chicago (Thomas C. Shields, Peter B. Freeman, and Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, of counsel), for appellant Alexian Brothers Medical Center.

Katten, Muchin, Zavis, Pearl & Galler, of Chicago (Michael A. Reiter and Steven M. Rasher, of counsel), for appellee William D. Matviuw.

McLaughlin, Kinser & Bryant, of Chicago (Harry L. Kinser and Kenneth C. Robbins, of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Hospital Association.


Order affirmed.

JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

As we shall set forth below, our court has previously considered this matter. Matviuw v. Johnson (1979), 70 Ill.App.3d 481, 388 N.E.2d 795.

Plaintiff, William D. Matviuw, M.D., filed this defamation action seeking compensatory and punitive damages allegedly resulting from statements made by defendant...

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