Vincent v. ALDEN-PARK STRATHMOOR, INC.

I. BACKGROUND

In a three-count action brought pursuant to the Survival Act (755 ILCS 5/27 — 6 (West 2006)), plaintiff, Thomas Vincent, as legal representative of the estate of Marjorie Vincent, sued defendant, Alden-Park Strathmoor, Inc., for personal injuries that Marjorie sustained prior to her death and while in defendant’s care. In count I, plaintiff alleged that defendant’s negligent actions violated the Nursing Home Care Act (Act) (210 ILCS 45/1 — 101 et seq. (West 2006)); plaintiff sought $50,000 in compensatory damages, plus attorney fees and costs pursuant to sections 3 — 601 and 3 —…