O'KEEFE v. GREENWALD

No. 1-89-1255.

574 N.E.2d 136 (1991)

214 Ill. App.3d 926

158 Ill.Dec. 342

David A. O'KEEFE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael S. GREENWALD, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeons, Ltd., and Robert C. Hamilton, M.D., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

May 21, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan E. Loggans & Associates (David A. Novoselsky, of counsel), Chicago, for plaintiff-appellant.

Lord, Bissell & Brook (Robert B. Austin, Hugh C. Griffin, Diane L. Jennings, of counsel), Chicago, for appellee, Robert C. Hamilton, M.D.

French, Kezelis & Kominiarek (Richard G. French and Russell P. Veldenz, of counsel), Chicago, for appellee, Michael S. Greenwald, M.D. and Orthopedic Surgeons, Ltd.


Justice COCCIA delivered the opinion of the court:

After plaintiff David A. O'Keefe was injured in a car accident, he brought a negligence action against the driver of the other car, and later executed a release pursuant to a settlement. Plaintiff then filed this action for subsequent medical malpractice against defendants Dr. Robert C. Hamilton, Dr. Michael Greenwald and Orthopedic Surgeons, Ltd., for failure to diagnose an injured hip. Additionally, he alleged that...

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