Delestowicz v. Labinsky

This case concerns whether a plaintiff must comply with amended section 2 — 622 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 622 (West Supp. 1995)) with respect to a respondent in discovery who was named as a defendant after the amendment’s effective date. Plaintiff must do so.

Plaintiff, Joyce V. Delestowicz, filed a medical malpractice action against Alexian Brothers Medical Center and Dr. Aladin Mariano on February 15, 1995. Plaintiff alleged that the defendants were negligent in performing a right sided open thoracotomy for biopsy, causing partial permanent respiratory failure and right…