Woodard v. Krans

Plaintiff, Sarah Woodard, appeals the dismissal of her three-count amended complaint against defendants, David Krans, M.D., Rockford Anesthesiologists Associated (Rockford), and SwedishAmerican Hospital (the Hospital). The complaint alleged that, as a result of defendants’ negligence, plaintiff contracted tuberculosis from Dr. Krans, an anesthesiologist, while the latter was performing electroshock therapy upon plaintiff at the Hospital. The trial court held that plaintiff failed to submit a certificate of merit and medical report that complied with section 2 — 622 of the Code of Civil…