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MATTHEWS v. AGANAD

No. 1-08-0499.

914 N.E.2d 1233 (2009)

John MATTHEWS and Barbara Matthews, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Janet AGANAD, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, an Illinois Corporation, and Donna Hanlon, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

September 4, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Marc Chemers, Charles F. Redden, Rena A. Ballard, Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Sal Indomenico, Sal Indomenico & Associates, P.C., Krista R. Frick, Esq., William J. Rogers, Esq., Bollinger, Ruberry & Garvey, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Justice TOOMIN delivered the opinion of the court:

In this medical malpractice action, we consider whether plaintiffs' reliance on the "lost chance" doctrine sufficed to establish a causal link between defendants' purported breach of duty and plaintiffs' subsequent harm. Plaintiffs brought claims for malpractice and loss of consortium against defendant doctors Janet Aganad and Donna Hanlon, and against Gottlieb Memorial Hospital for vicarious liability as Aganad's...

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