WHEATON v. SUWANA

No. 5-02-0693.

793 N.E.2d 978 (2003)

341 Ill. App.3d 929

276 Ill.Dec. 219

Larry WHEATON and Elizabeth Wheaton, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. M. Stevens SUWANA, M.D., F.A.C.S., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied August 5, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Womick, Womick Law Firm, Carbondale, for Appellants.

Michael F. Dahlen, Kara L. Jones, Feirich/Mager/Green/Ryan, Carbondale, for Appellee.


Justice KUEHN delivered the opinion of the court:

Larry and Elizabeth Wheaton initiated this lawsuit against M. Stevens Suwana, M.D., F.A.C.S., for alleged medical malpractice and resulting loss of consortium. The suit was dismissed as untimely because Dr. Suwana was an employee of Union County Hospital District at the time of the medical actions at issue and that hospital district was a local public entity subject to the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees...

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