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SKUBAK v. LUTHERAN GEN. HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS

No. 1-01-3327.

790 N.E.2d 67 (2003)

339 Ill. App.3d 30

273 Ill.Dec. 925

Patricia SKUBAK, as Mother and Next Friend of Kimberly Skubak, a Minor, and Patricia Skubak, Individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LUTHERAN GENERAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, d/b/a Lutheran General Hospital-Park Ridge, a Hospital Corporation; Lutheran General Hospital, Inc.; Samarjit S. Jaglan; and Orthopedic Surgery Specialists, Ltd., a Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

May 13, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barth H. Goldberg of Goldberg & Goldberg, and David A. Novoselsky and Leslie J. Rosen of Novoselsky Law Offices, Chicago, for Appellant.

Carmel M. Cosgrave, Michael Resis and James W. Fessler of O'Hagan, Smith & Amundsen, L.L.C., Chicago, for Appellees Lutheran General et al.

Kay L. Schichtel and James Adamson of Swanson, Martin & Bell, Chicago, for Appellees Samarjit S. Jaglan and Orthopedic Surgery Specialists, Ltd.

Shawn P. Ryan of Chuhak & Tecson, P.C., Chicago (Barry A. Feinberg and Daniel F. Marren, of counsel), for the Estate of Malbrough.

Justice CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Patricia Skubak filed a medical malpractice action on her daughter's behalf against several defendants. They included Lutheran General Health Care Systems (Lutheran General) and Dr. Samarjit S. Jaglan (Dr. Jaglan), who performed surgery on the right leg of 12-year-old Kimberly Skubak in 1994. Plaintiff claims that negligent treatment and care by defendants triggered a chain of events resulting in Kimberly...

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