United States Seventh Circuit

Intentional infliction of emotion distress and defamation claims arising from events surrounding the death of plaintiffs' son were not actionable against a hospital group under Illinois law, as the hospital acted reasonably in quelling a disturbance, and a report was made with evidence of the possibility of future abuse.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/03/2003
• Decided 08/01/2003
• Published 08/01/2003

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David W. Holub (argued), Jill D. Manges, Ruman, Clements, Tubin & Hulub, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David C. Jensen, Alyssa Forman Stamatakos (argued), Eichhorn & Eichhorn, Hammond, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.