Porter v. Decatur Memorial Hospital

867 N.E.2d 1049 (2007)

372 Ill. App.3d 310

Larry W. PORTER, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL and Oliver N.R. Dold, M.D., Defendants-Appellees.

No. 4-06-0406.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

January 30, 2007.

On June 21, 2004, plaintiff, Larry W. Porter, Jr., filed a motion seeking leave to file a second amended complaint against defendants Decatur Memorial Hospital (hospital) and Oliver N.R. Dold, M.D., alleging medical malpractice. Initially, the trial court allowed plaintiff's motion to amend but, later, it revised its ruling and denied the motion. Plaintiff…