RIOPELLE v. NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

No. 1-88-3179.

195 Ill. App.3d 750 (1990)

552 N.E.2d 1220

JAMES RIOPELLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (6th Division).

Opinion filed March 23, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Rathsack, of Chicago (Louis S. Goldstein and Cindy G. Fluxgold, of counsel), for appellant.

Phelan, Pope & John, Ltd., of Chicago (Robert J. Bates, Jr., and Sandra D. Oliszewicz, of counsel), for appellees.


Order affirmed.

JUSTICE EGAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from an order dismissing a complaint for failure to exercise reasonable diligence to obtain service of process on the defendants.

The plaintiff, James Riopelle, filed a complaint on December 1, 1983, alleging that he had been injured on December 3, 1981, after taking a drug manufactured by the defendant, Abbott Laboratories Drug Company (Abbott), which he had purchased...

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