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BAKES v. ST. ALEXIUS MEDICAL CENTER

No. 1-10-1646.

955 N.E.2d 78 (2011)

352 Ill. Dec. 902

Robert BAKES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ST. ALEXIUS MEDICAL CENTER, Matthew Nowikowski, Individually and as an Agent of St. Alexius Medical Center, John Walstad, Individually and as an Agent of St. Alexius Medical Center, and Initial Security, Inc., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

June 23, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stewart D. Stoller , Steven E. Garstki , Stoller & Garstki, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Ruth V. Enright , Ryan C. Evans , Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee (St. Alexius Medical Center).

Patrick R. Grady , The Law Offices of Wolf & Wolfe, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees (Matthew Nowikowski, John Walstad, and Initial Security Inc.).

OPINION

Presiding Justice LAVIN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Plaintiff Robert Bakes, a heavily medicated, postsurgical patient who attempted to leave St. Alexius hospital against medical advice, claims that he was injured when security guards Matthew Nowikowski and John Walstad thwarted his exit. He responded by lashing out with his crutches. Ultimately, he settled in a wheelchair and waited for his wife to take him home. He...

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