KNIGHT v. VAN MATRE REHABILITATION CENTER

No. 2-09-1127.

936 N.E.2d 1152 (2010)

Leoda KNIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VAN MATRE REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC, and Skuli Agustsson, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

September 29, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shayla L. Maatuka , Robert W. Dodd , Dodd Ludwig Maatuka, LLC, Champaign, for Leoda Knight.

Jeffry S. Spears , Timothy G. Shelton , Kelly J. Varsho , Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago, for Van Matre Rehabilitation Center, LLC.

Tom E. Rausch , Jamie R. Wombacher , Gummerson Rausch Wand Gray Wombacher, LLC, Woodstock, for Skuli Agustsson M.D.


Justice BOWMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue raised in this appeal is whether the medical malpractice complaint of plaintiff, Leoda Knight, had to be dismissed when she failed to timely file a health care professional's report. Given a change in the applicable law, we reverse the dismissal of plaintiff's complaint and remand this cause for further proceedings.

The facts relevant to resolving this appeal are as follows. Plaintiff was a resident...

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