Supreme Court of Illinois

In a suit against a treating doctor in a personal injury matter, defendant-doctor's motion to dismiss is granted where: 1) a request to file a contribution claim against the doctor was denied during the original personal injury action; and 2) the Illinois' Contribution Act bars the bringing of a claim in a separate proceeding after a court of another jurisdiction has denied the party leave to file the claim in the original action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/17/2006
• Published 02/17/2006

Judges

• Justice GARMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas L. O'Carroll and Terrence M. Quinn, of Phillips Law Offices, Chicago, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert Marc Chemers, Timothy A. Weaver, Scott L. Howie, and Christine J. Iversen, of Pretzel & Stouffer, Chrtd., for appellee.