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CLARK v. CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSP.

No. 108656.

955 N.E.2d 1065 (2011)

353 Ill. Dec. 254

Amy CLARK, et al., Appellees, v. The CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied September 26, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Feinerman and Andrianna Kastanek , of Sidley Austin LLP, and Pamela L. Gellen and Deborah M.R. O'Brien , of Lowis & Gellen LLP, all of Chicago, for appellants.

Christopher T. Hurley , Mark McKenna and Evan M. Smola , of Hurley McKenna & Mertz, P.C., of Chicago, for appellees.

Thaddeus J. Nodzenski and Mark D. Deaton , of Naperville, for amicus curiae Illinois Hospital Association.

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP, of Chicago ( Michael L. Vittori and Melissa A. Murphy-Petros , of counsel), for amicus curiae Fertility Centers of Illinois, S.C.

Mark D. Prince and Andrew W. Wilson , of Marion, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

OPINION

Justice GARMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Plaintiffs, Amy and Jeff Clark, individually and on behalf of their minor son, Timothy, filed a 16-count complaint against several defendants. Their claims included wrongful birth and negligent infliction of emotional distress. The circuit court of Cook County ruled that the damages available in a wrongful-birth action do not include the extraordinary costs of caring for a...

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