Aylward v. Settecase

Presiding Justice Fitzgerald Smith and Justice Howse concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Leon Aylward, Jr. (plaintiff), filed the instant medical malpractice action against Michael Settecase, D.O. (defendant), and his employer, Midwest Physician Group, Ltd. (MPG) (collectively, defendants), alleging that they failed to diagnose his lung cancer in a timely manner. During discovery, MPG sought permission to communicate ex parte with various members of its staff who were involved in plaintiff’s medical treatment while he was a patient at MPG, but who were not named as defendants in…