LOPEZ v. NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSP.

No. 1-06-1297.

873 N.E.2d 420 (2007)

Hilaria LOPEZ, Individually and as Special Administrator for the Estate of Giselle Lopez, Deceased, and Robert de Leon, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Michael Socol, and Jennifer Chan, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

July 26, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geraci, Arreola and Hernandez, L.L.C., Chicago (Peter Francis Geraci, of counsel), for Appellant.

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP, Chicago (Lawrence Helms and Patricia S. Kocour, of counsel) and Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP, Libertyville (Linda E. Spring, of counsel), Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt, P.C., Chicago (Eric F. Quandt, Mary K. Periolat, and John M. Broderick, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:

This medical malpractice action was brought against defendants Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Dr. Michael Socol and Dr. Jennifer Chan regarding the labor of plaintiff Hilaria Lopez and the delivery of her infant, the late Giselle Lopez. Hilaria and the deceased infant's father, Roberto De Leon, also filed claims under the Wrongful Death and Survival Acts. Following a...

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