EADS v. HERITAGE ENTERPRISES, INC.

No. 92691.

787 N.E.2d 771 (2003)

204 Ill.2d 92

272 Ill.Dec. 585

Betty Lou EADS, Appellee, v. HERITAGE ENTERPRISES, INC., et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied March 31, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen (Karen L. Kendall and Craig L. Unrath, Peoria, Kurt M. Koepke, Frederick P. Velde, Matthew R. Booker, Springfield, of counsel), for appellants.

Kenneth B. Graves, Springfield, for appellee.


Justice RARICK delivered the opinion of the court:

The sole issue in this case is whether a plaintiff asserting a private right of action under the Nursing Home Care Act (210 ILCS 45/1-101 et seq. (West 2000)) must attach to her complaint the certificate of merit and supporting report required by section 2-622 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-622 (West 2000)), popularly known as the Healing Arts Malpractice Act. On a permissive interlocutory appeal...

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