Cottrill v. Russell

On January 9, 1992, plaintiff, Kimberly Kay Cottrill, f/k/a Kimberly Kay Gill, filed a negligence action against defendant Dr. Robert Russell. Defendant moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, arguing section 8a(3) of the Southern Illinois University Management Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 144, par. 658a(3)) required all claims brought against a physician employed by Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (SIU School of Medicine) to be brought in the Court of Claims. The circuit court denied the motion to dismiss, but certified, for purposes of…