BOEHLE v. OSF HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

No. 2-16-0975.

100 N.E.3d 606 (2018)

2018 IL App (2d) 160975

Kelli Ritschel BOEHLE, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Nikolas Ritschel, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OSF HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, d/b/a Saint Anthony Medical Center-Rockford and d/b/a OSF Medical Group; Bernard E. O'Malley, M.D.; Roy K. Werner, M.D.; Rockford Radiology Associates, P.C.; Joseph P. Micho, M.D.; Michael G. Myers, M.D., Eric Trefelner, M.D., Inc., d/b/a Nightshift Radiology; and Marshall P. Mallory, M.D., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

Opinion filed March 7, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie A. Teuscher , of Cassiday Schade LLP, of Chicago, for appellants Michael G. Myers, M.D. , Eric Trefelner, M.D., Inc., and Marshall P. Mallory, M.D.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, of Chicago ( Joshua G. Vincent , Jeffry S. Spears , Daniel E. Wiesch , and Carson R. Griffis , of counsel), for appellants OSF Healthcare System, Bernard O'Malley, M.D. , and Roy K. Werner, M.D.

Cunningham, Meyer & Vedrine, PC, of Warrenville ( Kevin J. Vedrine , Thomas J. Tomasik , and Robert L. Larsen , of counsel), for other appellants.

Robert P. Sheridan , Keith A. Hebeisen , Bradley M. Cosgrove , and Susan A. Capra , of Clifford Law Offices, P.C., of Chicago, for appellee.


OPINION

¶ 1 In this appeal involving a medical malpractice case, we address the following questions certified pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 308 (eff. July 1, 2017):

"(1) Does Supreme Court Rule 219(e) prevent the use of a voluntary dismissal to avoid...

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