GARLEY v. COLUMBIA LAGRANGE MEMORIAL HOSP.

No. 1-02-2012.

813 N.E.2d 1030 (2004)

351 Ill. App.3d 398

286 Ill.Dec. 337

Stephen GARLEY, as Special Adm'r of the Estate of Pauline Garley, Deceased, and Stephen Garley, Indiv., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COLUMBIA LaGRANGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellant (Scott Multack; Advanced Health Care for Women. Ltd.; Carla Mitchell; Joan Cardone; Joseph Reda and Western Springs Family Practice Center, Ltd., Defendants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

Rehearing Denied August 5, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hall, Prangle & Schoonveld (Michael E. Prangle, of counsel) and Lord, Bissell & Brooks (Hugh C. Griffin and Stevie A. Starnes, of counsel), Chicago, for appellant.

Novoselsky Law Offices (David A. Novoselsky and Leslie J. Rosen, of counsel) and Goldberg & Goldberg (Barry D. Goldberg, of counsel), Chicago, for Appellee.


Presiding Justice QUINN delivered the opinion of the court:

Pauline Garley died from a pulmonary embolism three days after undergoing several abdominal surgeries at LaGrange Memorial Hospital (Hospital). Her husband, plaintiff Stephen Garley, filed a wrongful death suit against the Hospital, based upon the conduct of its nursing staff in caring for Mrs. Garley both during and after surgery; numerous doctors involved in her surgery and postsurgical care, including...

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