VARELA v. ST. ELIZABETH'S HOSP. OF CHICAGO

No. 1-05-3718.

867 N.E.2d 1 (2006)

Raynoldo VARELA, a Minor, by his Mother and Next Friend, Rachel A. NELSON, and Rachel A. Nelson, Individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. ST. ELIZABETH'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO, INC., Luis E. Gomez, M.D., and Mesa EmCare, S.C., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied May 15, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald A. Shapiro of Donald A. Shapiro, Ltd., Chicago, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Anderson, Rasor & Partners, LLP, Chicago (Diane I. Jennings, Amy H. Kane and Sandra Iorio-Power, of counsel), for Defendant-Appellee St. Elizabeth's Hospital.

David A. Kanter and Melissa S. Skilken of Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP, Chicago, for Defendants-Appellees Dr. Luis E. Gomez and Mesa EmCare, S.C.


Justice McBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

In this medical negligence suit, the plaintiffs, Raynoldo Varela, a minor, and his mother Rachel A. Nelson, appeal from an order of the circuit court granting summary judgment to the defendants, emergency room physician Dr. Luis E. Gomez, M.D., his employer Mesa EmCare, S.C. (Mesa EmCare), and the hospital where Dr. Gomez treated Raynoldo on June 8, 1997, St. Elizabeth's Hospital of Chicago, Inc. (St. Elizabeth's...

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