RIVERA v. ARANA

No. 1-00-1530.

749 N.E.2d 434 (2001)

322 Ill. App.3d 641

255 Ill.Dec. 333

Margarita RIVERA, Mother and Next Friend of Osvaldo Rivera, a Minor, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Enrique ARANA, M.D., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

May 9, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dicker & Dicker (Steven Dicker, Robert C. Farrar, of counsel), Chicago; Law Offices of Robert C. Farrar, Barrington, for Appellant.

Law Offices of Ruth E. VanDemark (Ruth E. VanDemark, Ralph N. Glader, of counsel), Chicago, for Appellee.


Justice BURKE delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Margarita Rivera, as mother and next friend of Osvaldo Rivera, a minor, appeals from an order of the circuit court granting defendant Dr. Enrique Arana's motion for summary judgment based on the court's determination that defendant was immune from medical malpractice liability pursuant to the Good Samaritan Act (745 ILCS 49/25 (West 1998)). On appeal, plaintiff...

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