Illinois Health Care Ass'n v. Walters

Plaintiffs Illinois Health Care Association (IHCA) and Heartland Manor Nursing Center, Inc. (Heartland), appeal from the circuit court’s order dismissing the amended complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The court found that this action was against the state and, therefore, only the Illinois Court of Claims could exercise jurisdiction. On appeal, plaintiffs argue that the circuit court erred in finding that it lacked jurisdiction because this action was not against the state. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the circuit court.

On September 12, 1989, plaintiffs…