Workman v. St. Therese Medical Center

The plaintiff, Nancy J. Workman, appeals from the trial court’s dismissal with prejudice of her medical malpractice complaint and from the trial court’s denial of her motion to reconsider the judgments of dismissal. On appeal, the plaintiff argues (1) that the trial court improperly dismissed her complaint with prejudice pursuant to section 2 — 619 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2— 619 (West 1992)); and (2) that if the trial court dismissed her complaint with prejudice pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 219(c) (134 Ill. 2d R. 219(c)) for her failure to comply with written discovery…