CHUNG EX REL. CHUNG v. ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE

No. 1-00-3106.

784 N.E.2d 323 (2002)

336 Ill. App.3d 789

271 Ill.Dec. 105

Sophie CHUNG, a Minor, by Her Parents and Next Friends, Howard CHUNG and Myunghee Chung, and Howard Chung, Indiv., and Myunghee Chung, Indiv., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE, a Corporation d/b/a Good Samaritan Hospital; DuPage Emergency Physicians, Ltd., a Corporation; Valerie Jean Phillips; Bruce Donenberg; J. Badowska, S.C., a Corporation, Janina Badowska, Central Dupage Hospital Association, a Corporation d/b/a Central DuPage Hospital; Associated General Surgeons, S.C., a Corporation; Peter W. Broido; West Central Anesthesiology Group, Ltd., a Corporation; Michael J. Perconti, John A. Kowalski, Winfield Radiology Consultants, S.C., a Corporation; Hak Kung Sue, Pediatric Criticare, Ltd., a Corporation, and Sari Nabulsi, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

December 27, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cassiday, Schade & Gloor, Chicago, for Peter W. Broido, M.D., and Associated General Surgeons, S.C.

Douglas J. Esp, Mayer, Kreuzer & Esp, Wheaton, for Good Samaritan Hospital.

Stanley J. Davidson, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, for Dr. Valerie Phillips and DuPage Emergency Physicians, Ltd.

Randall J. Gudmundson, French Kezelis & Kominiarek, P.C., Chicago, for J. Badowska, M.D.

Mary Nielson, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, for Central DuPage Hospital.

Christopher M. Daddino, McBreen, Kopko, McKay & Nora, Chicago, for West Central Anesthesiology, Michael Perconti, M.D. and John Kowalski, M.D.

John D. Kuhn, Fedota, Childers & Rocca, Chicago, for Sari Nabulsi, M.D.

Dawn Wrona, David S. Waxman, Arnstein & Lehr, Chicago, for Dr. Sue and Winfield Radiology Consultants.

Randall C. Monroe, Brenner & Moltzen, Ltd., Chicago, for Pediatric Criticare, Ltd.


Justice REID delivered the opinion of the court:

In this medical malpractice action, the plaintiffs-appellants are a young girl and her parents. The defendants-appellees are essentially the hospitals and doctors that allegedly harmed the girl as a result of their alleged negligence. The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion when it granted the defendants' motion to transfer venue from Cook County to DuPage County. For the reasons...

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