Supreme Court of Illinois

A plaintiff asserting a private right of action under the Nursing Home Care Act need not attach to the complaint the certificate of merit and supporting report required by section 2-622 of the Code of Civil Procedure (the Healing Arts Malpractice Act).

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/21/2003
• Published 04/29/2003

Judges

• Justice RARICK delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen (Karen L. Kendall and Craig L. Unrath, Peoria, Kurt M. Koepke, Frederick P. Velde, Matthew R. Booker, Springfield, of counsel), for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kenneth B. Graves, Springfield, for appellee.