Kepple & Co. v. Cardiac, Thoracic & Endovascular Therapies, S.C.

Plaintiff, Kepple & Company, Inc. (Kepple), brought suit against defendant, Cardiac, Thoracic, and Endovascular Therapies, S.C. (Cardiac Thoracic), for breach of contract. Cardiac Thoracic filed a motion for summary judgment alleging, among other things, that the contract in question was void and unenforceable because it violated the fee-sharing prohibition of the Medical Practice Act of 1987 (225 ILCS 60/22(A)(14) (West 2008)) (the Act). After a hearing, the trial court granted the motion. Kepple appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment for Cardiac Thoracic on…