ALMGREN v. RUSH-PRESBYTERIAN-ST. LUKE'S MEDICAL CENTER

Nos. 74831, 74897.

642 N.E.2d 1264 (1994)

162 Ill.2d 205

205 Ill.Dec. 147

Cheryl ALMGREN, Appellee, v. RUSH-PRESBYTERIAN-ST. LUKE'S MEDICAL CENTER, Appellant. Judith TESTIN et al., Appellees, v. DREYER MEDICAL CLINIC et al. (Dreyer Medical Clinic, Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing November 15, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George F. Galland, Jr., Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland, P.C., Hugh C. Griffin and Diane I. Jennings, of Lord, Bissell & Brook, and Alfred C. Tisdahl, Jr., and Randall J. Gudmundson, of French, Kezelis & Kominiarek, Chicago, for appellant Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center.

Ronald G. Fleisher and Charles E. Tannen, of Karlin & Fleisher, Chicago (David A. Novoselsky and Linda A. Bryceland, of David A. Novoselsky & Associates, of counsel), for appellee Cheryl Almgren.

Howard C. Ryan, William K. McVisk and Nicholas Anaclerio, Jr., of Peterson & Ross, Chicago, for amici curiae CGH Medical Center et al.

Thaddeus J. Nodzenski and Mark D. Deaton, Naperville, amici curiae Illinois Hosp. Ass'n et al.

Timothy J. Ashe, Rudolf G. Schade, Jr., and Lynn D. Dowd, of Cassidy, Schade & Gloor, Chicago, for amicus curiae Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council.

Bruce Robert Pfaff, Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Ass'n.

Stephen R. Swofford and Bruce L. Carmen, of Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, for amicus curiae Appellate Lawyers Ass'n.

Rosalyn B. Kaplan, Chicago, for amicus curiae Atty. Gen. of State of Ill.

O'Reilly, Cunningham, Norton & Mancini, Wheaton (William F. Cunningham and Mary A. Strunk, of counsel), for appellant Dreyer Medical Clinic.

John M. Lamont, of Thompson, Lamont & Flaherty, P.C., Aurora, for appellees Judith Testin et al.


Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

Before us are two medical malpractice actions which have not yet gone to trial. In each case, defense counsel filed a pretrial discovery motion to obtain authorization to conduct ex parte interviews with one of the plaintiff's treating physicians. In cause No. 74831, the motion to interview was granted, but the appellate court subsequently reversed after holding...

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