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CABURNAY v. NORWEGIAN AMERICAN HOSP.

No. 1-10-1740.

963 N.E.2d 1021 (2011)

Fernando CABURNAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORWEGIAN AMERICAN HOSPITAL, an Illinois Not-for-profit Corporation, and Phoenix Elevator Concepts, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Rehearing Denied February 22, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Rathsack , Chicago, for Appellant.

David C. Hall , Timothy J. Shanley , Hugh C. Griffin , Hall, Prangle & Schoonveld, LLC, Chicago, for Appellees.

OPINION

Justice J. GORDON delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 On August 20, 2005, Dr. Fernando Caburnay tripped and fell while waiting for an elevator in the lobby of Norwegian American Hospital (Norwegian), where he worked as an anesthesiologist. Caburnay struck the back of his neck when he fell, rendering him quadriplegic. At the time, the adjacent elevator was being serviced by Phoenix Elevator Concepts (Phoenix). Caburnay sued...

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