Semersky v. West

Plaintiff, Margaret Semersky, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Du Page County dismissing her complaint against defendants, James A. West, M.D., and Donald Michaels, M.D., with prejudice pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 103(b) (107 Ill. 2d R. 103(b)) for her failure to exercise reasonable diligence in obtaining service after expiration of the statute of limitations. Plaintiff’s appeal raises the following issues: (1) whether the decision of our supreme court in O’Connell v. St. Francis Hospital (1986), 112 Ill. 2d 273, should be limited to prospective application; (2) whether…