Legal Opinion
Eskridge v. Cook County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 17, 2009No. 08-2980PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
After their daughter tragically died of pneumonia, Lanell and Margaret Eskridge sued two Chicago health care facilities for medical malpractice. The case developed into multiple actions in both Illinois and federal court, and, amid the procedural complexity, the Eskridges’ counsel made a critical error. In the federal district court, counsel obtained a voluntary dismissal order that effectively precluded the Eskridges from pursuing their lawsuit. The Eskridges moved for relief from that order under Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b), but the district court denied their motion. On…
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