Snook v. Lake Forest Hospital

This court granted a petition for leave to appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 306(a)(l)(ii) (87 Ill. 2d R. 306(a)(l)(ii)) from an order denying defendants’ motion to dismiss based upon the doctrine of forum non conveniens. Defendants, Dr. Peter Kearney, Dr. E John Struwe, and Dr. R. James Finnerin, appeal from said order, and the sole issue is whether the court abused its discretion in denying defendants’ motion.

The record discloses that the minor plaintiff, Christopher Snook, brought this action through his mother, Suzan Snook, to recover damages for injuries due to the alleged medical…