Wills v. De Kalb Area Retirement Center

Plaintiff, as special administratrix of the estate of Ruth Gilbert, brought this action in the circuit court of De Kalb County against defendants, De Kalb Area Retirement Center, Mary Kelly, a/k/a Shelly Kelly, Suzanne Mullís, Louise Noe, and Stephen T. Cichy, to recover compensatory and punitive damages for the wrongful death of plaintiff’s decedent, Ruth Gilbert, and for Mrs. Gilbert’s alleged conscious pain and suffering prior to her death. The trial court dismissed counts III and IV of plaintiff’s five-count amended complaint which sought recovery for exemplary relief under the Nursing…