STEINBERG v. DUNSETH

No. 4-95-0059.

658 N.E.2d 1239 (1995)

276 Ill.App.3d 1038

213 Ill.Dec. 218

John STEINBERG and Jane Steinberg as Administrators of the Estate of Shannan Steinberg, Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Dr. Ward DUNSETH, Dr. Jana Petra, Passavant Area Hospital and Dr. Peter Roodhouse, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided November 27, 1995.

Rehearing Denied January 18, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick Verticchio (argued), Verticchio & Verticchio, Gillespie, for John Steinberg, Jane Steinberg, Steinberg, Estate of Shannan.

David L. Drake (argued), Drake, Narup & Mead, P.C., Springfield, for Dr. Peter Roodhouse.

Albert G. Webber (argued), Kehart, Shafter, Hughes & Webber, P.C., Decatur, for Dr. Jana Petra.

Kathleen L. Pine (argued), Carolyn L. Trokey, Matthew J. Nielsen, Sandberg, Phoenix & von Gontard, P.C., St. Louis, MO, for Passavant Area Hospital.


Justice COOK delivered the opinion of the court:

The trial court struck the written report of plaintiffs' reviewing health professional (735 ILCS 5/2-622 (West 1992)), dismissed certain counts and denied leave to file others after the statute of limitations had run. Plaintiffs appeal. We reverse and remand.

Plaintiffs' second-amended complaint alleges plaintiffs' decedent, Shannan Steinberg, was involved in an automobile accident on July 11, 1991, which resulted...

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