OPINION JUSTICE THEIS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. 1 The circuit court of Cook County certified the following question pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 308 (eff. Feb. 26, 2010): "Can a hospital be held vicariously liable under the doctrine of apparent agency set forth in Gilbert v. Sycamore [ Municipal Hospital ], 156 Ill.2d 511 ([1993]), and its progeny for the acts of the employees of an unrelated, independent clinic that is not a party to the present...
OPINION JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. 1 On June 15, 2016, the circuit court of Cook County entered an order of adjudication of direct civil contempt against contemnor, Amy P. Campanelli, the Cook County public defender, and sanctioned Campanelli $250 per day until she purged herself of direct civil contempt or was otherwise discharged by due process of law. Campanelli filed a notice of appeal to the Appellate Court, First District. Campanelli also...
OPINION JUSTICE FREEMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. 1 In this case, we consider whether the relation back statute (735 ILCS 5/2-616(b) (West 2010)) applies to a wrongful death claim when the death occurs more than four years after the alleged act of negligence. Plaintiff, Sheri Lawler, filed an amended complaint alleging a wrongful death claim against defendants, numerous medical providers. Defendants sought to dismiss the claim as time-barred by the four-year...
OPINION JUSTICE GARMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. 1 On November 13, 2012, plaintiff-appellant Patricia Rozsavolgyi filed a charge of discrimination on the basis of disability with the Illinois Department of Human Rights against the city of Aurora (City). Rozsavolgyi had been employed by the City from 1992 until she was involuntarily discharged on or around July 13, 2012. On November 18, 2013, Rozsavolgyi received a letter informing her that the time limitation...
OPINION JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. 1 The issue in this case is whether a plaintiff bringing a cause of action for tortious interference with the right to possess a corpse must allege facts showing that such interference resulted from the defendant security company's wilful and wanton misconduct. For the reasons that follow, we hold that no such allegations are necessary and that recovery in such cases is permissible upon a showing of ordinary...
OPINION Justice BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. 1 The plaintiff, Aspen American Insurance Company, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County in which it alleged that the roof of a Michigan warehouse owned by the defendant, Interstate Warehousing, Inc., had collapsed, causing the destruction of goods owned by plaintiff's insured, Eastern Fish Company. Defendant, an Indiana corporation, moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction...
OPINION Justice THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. 1 Plaintiff, The Carle Foundation, filed a multicount action against numerous state and local taxing authorities to establish that four of its properties were exempt from real estate taxation during the assessment years 2004 through 2011. The circuit court of Champaign County granted plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on count II of the fourth amended complaint, which sought a declaration that plaintiff's...
OPINION JUSTICE THEIS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. 1 The circuit court of Cook County certified the following question pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 308 (eff. Feb. 26, 2010): "Can a hospital be held vicariously liable under the doctrine of apparent agency set forth in Gilbert v. Sycamore [ Municipal Hospital ], 156 Ill.2d 511 , 190 Ill.Dec. 758 , 622 N.E.2d 788 ([1993]), and its progeny for the acts of the employees of an unrelated, independent...
OPINION JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. 1 On June 15, 2016, the circuit court of Cook County entered an order of adjudication of direct civil contempt against contemnor, Amy P. Campanelli, the Cook County public defender, and sanctioned Campanelli $250 per day until she purged herself of direct civil contempt or was otherwise discharged by due process of law. Campanelli filed a notice of appeal to the Appellate Court, First District. Campanelli also...
OPINION JUSTICE FREEMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. 1 In this case, we consider whether the relation back statute (735 ILCS 5/2-616(b) (West 2010)) applies to a wrongful death claim when the death occurs more than four years after the alleged act of negligence. Plaintiff, Sheri Lawler, filed an amended complaint alleging a wrongful death claim against defendants, numerous medical providers. Defendants sought to dismiss the claim as time-barred by the four-year...
OPINION JUSTICE BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. 1 The plaintiff, Aspen American Insurance Company, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County in which it alleged that the roof of a Michigan warehouse owned by the defendant, Interstate Warehousing, Inc., had collapsed, causing the destruction of goods owned by plaintiff's insured, Eastern Fish Company. Defendant, an Indiana corporation, moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction...
OPINION JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. 1 The issue in this case is whether a plaintiff bringing a cause of action for tortious interference with the right to possess a corpse must allege facts showing that such interference resulted from the defendant security company's wilful and wanton misconduct. For the reasons that follow, we hold that no such allegations are necessary and that recovery in such cases is permissible upon a showing of ordinary...
OPINION Justice FREEMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. 1 This tort case arose out of foreclosure proceedings involving plaintiff Melinda Schweihs's home. Plaintiff sued defendants Chase Home Finance, LLC (Chase), Safeguard Properties, Inc. (Safeguard), Todd Gonsalez, and Edilfonso Centeno for numerous torts, including emotional distress, as a result of Gonsalez and Centeno entering her home. Her emotional distress claims, which are at issue here, were dismissed by...
OPINION JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. 1 Plaintiff, The Carle Foundation, filed a multicount action against numerous state and local taxing authorities to establish that four of its properties were exempt from real estate taxation during the assessment years 2004 through 2011. The circuit court of Champaign County granted plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on count II of the fourth amended complaint, which sought a declaration that plaintiff's...
