TOSADO v. MILLER

No. 84712.

720 N.E.2d 1075 (1999)

188 Ill.2d 186

242 Ill.Dec. 120

Linnette Concepcion TOSADO, Appellant, v. A. MILLER et al., Appellees (Gail Phipps, Appellant, v. Lincoln Medical Center, Ltd., et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied November 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Novoselsky, David A. Novoselsky & Associates, Kent M. Lucaccioni, William A. Hertzerg & Associates, Robert W. Karr, Robert W. Karr and Associates, Ltd., Chicago, for Linette Concepcion Tosado and Gail Phipps.

Peter D. Fischer, Deputy Chief Civil Actions Bureau, Chicago, for County of Cook, A. Miller, R. Kopolovic, M. Cohen, R. Barnett and T. Padilla.

Francis T. Timons, Bruce R. Pfaff & Associates, Ltd., Chicago, for Amicus Curiae, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.


Justice MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs brought separate actions in the circuit court of Cook County seeking to recover damages against defendants for alleged medical malpractice. Defendants were local public entities or their employees. In each case, defendants filed motions to dismiss. In the motions, defendants alleged that the one-year limitation period found in section 8-101 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity...

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