Peterson v. Hinsdale Hospital

On November 2, 1989, the plaintiffs, Adam Peterson, a minor, by his father and next friend, Paige Peterson, and Paige Peterson and Helen Peterson individually, brought a complaint in four counts against Hinsdale Hospital, three of its nurses, and several pediatricians and an orthopedic surgeon. They complained of medical malpractice that allegedly resulted in a broken femur of Adam Peterson. On motion of the defendants, the circuit court of Du Page County dismissed the complaint with prejudice because the plaintiffs had failed to comply with section 2—622 of the Code of Civil Procedure…