LEWIS v. FAMILY PLANNING MANAGEMENT, INC.

No. 1-98-0768.

715 N.E.2d 743 (1999)

306 Ill. App.3d 918

240 Ill.Dec. 56

Cynthia LEWIS, Indiv. and as Special Adm'r of the Estate of Baby Boy Lewis, Deceased, and Dennis Dezutter, Indiv., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. FAMILY PLANNING MANAGEMENT, INC., d/b/a Albany Medical-Surgical Center, Family Planning Associates Medical Group, Ltd., E. Steven Lichtenberg, M.D., Kathy Fitch, Colleen Hammond, and Jane Doe, Defendants-Appellants (Diana Maracich, Kathy McLean, Yvette Johnson, Geneva Harris, and Renee Kraj, Appellants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

August 3, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Marc Chemers and Scott L. Howie of Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, Chicago, for Appellants.

William S. Wojcik of William S. Wojcik, Ltd., Chicago, for Appellees.


Justice RAKOWSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal arises from a medical malpractice claim against an abortion clinic and some of its personnel. Certain defendants and nonparty witnesses (collectively deponents) refused to answer various questions during discovery depositions. The trial court ordered them to answer the questions. The court's order further provided that a cost of $100 per day would be assessed against any deponent not in compliance after...

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