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JINKINS v. LEE

No. 95876.

807 N.E.2d 411 (2004)

209 Ill.2d 320

282 Ill.Dec. 787

Earlean JINKINS, Indiv. and as Adm'r of the Estate of George Jinkins, Deceased, Appellee, v. Dr. Choong LEE et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

March 18, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, and Paul Racette, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, of counsel), for appellants.

Marvin A. Brustin, Milo W. Lundblad and Matthew S. Knorr, Chicago, for appellee.

Justice FITZGERALD delivered the opinion of the court:

In this case we consider whether the doctrine of sovereign immunity bars plaintiff's claim for negligence against mental health professionals. Plaintiff, Earlean Jinkins (Earlean), filed her complaint individually and as administrator of the estate of George Jinkins (George), her husband, against the defendants Dr. Choong Lee and Paullette Medlin, employees of the John J. Madden Mental Health Center (Madden Center...

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