Supreme Court of Illinois

In an action for medical malpractice, summary judgement for the defense is reversed where: 1) the circuit court denied plaintiff's request to substitute counsel immediately preceding arguments on defendant's motion for summary judgment; and 2) it could not be said that the plaintiff was not prejudiced by not being allowed to have her new attorney, who had the name of a new expert witness, appear.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/18/2004
• Published 06/12/2007

Judges

• Justice FITZGERALD delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael C. Holoka, Rockford, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Hinshaw & Culbertson, L.L.C., Chicago (Stephen R. Swofford and Jeffry S. Spears, of counsel), for appellee.