Tomra Hinkle, a Minor, by Patricia Hinkle, Her Mother and Next Friend, and Patricia Hinkle and Thomas Hinkle, Individually v. William Henderson, M.D.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

When Tomra Hinkle was bom prematurely she was blind; she has since experienced other physical and mental problems. On her behalf her mother sued, among others, the obstetrician whose alleged malpractice (during the labor and delivery) caused these problems. In her previous appeal we reversed the district court’s determination that the Illinois eight-year statute of repose had expired, but on remand directed the court to consider the alternative defense of whether the plaintiff exercised reasonable diligence in obtaining service of process over eight years after the…