Leonardi v. Loyola University of Chicago

Plaintiffs, Rose Leonardi, as administrator of the estate of Michela Lopez, and Francesco Lopez, brought a medical malpractice action in the circuit court of Cook County. Defendants included Loyola University of Chicago and several additional corporations and individual physicians. The trial court entered judgment on a jury verdict in favor of defendants.

The appellate court affirmed. (262 Ill. App. 3d 411.) We allowed plaintiffs’ petition for leave to appeal (145 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)), and now affirm the appellate court.

BACKGROUND

The record shows that on the morning of September 1, 1979,…