Daley v. Teruel

PRESIDING JUSTICE BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Plaintiff Terri Daley, as independent administrator of the estate of Rosalie Galmore Jones, deceased, sued defendants Kevin Teruel, RN; Victoria Hall, RN; and Ingalls Memorial Hospital (Ingalls) (collectively, defendants) for medical malpractice. During discovery, in response to one of plaintiff's written interrogatories and a request to produce, Ingalls claimed a privilege on certain documents based on the federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act) ( 42 U.S.C. § 299b-21 et seq.…