Cookson v. Price

Chief Justice Kilbride and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Carman, Burke, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

This court granted leave to appeal in this case in order to determine whether section 2 — 622 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 622 (West 2008)) requires the filing by plaintiff of a health professional’s report of the exact class as the defendant within the first 90 days after the filing of the complaint. On October 25, 2007, plaintiff herein, Donald Cookson, filed a two-count complaint alleging medical malpractice on the part of a physical therapy…