CLARK v. CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSP.

No. 1-08-0610.

907 N.E.2d 49 (2009)

Amy CLARK and Jeff Clark, Individually, and Parents and Next Friends of Timothy Clark, a Minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL and Barbara K. Burton, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

Rehearing Denied May 12, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hurley McKenna & Mertz, Chicago (Christopher T. Hurley, Mark R. McKenna, of counsel), for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Lowis & Gellen, LLP, Chicago (Pamela L. Gellen, Deborah M. O'Brien, of counsel), for Defendants-Appellees.


Presiding Justice SHEILA M. O'BRIEN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Amy and Jeff Clark, appeal the dismissal of their 16-count third-amended complaint alleging negligence against defendants, Children's Memorial Hospital and Doctor Barbara K. Burton, in connection with their son's birth with Angelman Syndrome. The primary issue on appeal is whether plaintiffs may recover in a so-called "wrongful birth" action...

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