Anderson v. Wagner

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE REARDON

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs, Thomas and Marilyn Anderson, appeal the dismissal of their medical malpractice action against the defendant, William L. Wagner, M.D., for damages caused by the birth to them of a child who is afflicted with birth defects which allegedly resulted from Mrs. Anderson’s contraction of rubella or German measles during the early stages of her pregnancy. In dismissing the action, the circuit court found that the action was not timely filed within the applicable period of limitation and that, in any event, the plaintiffs…