Gulley v. Noy

In July 1997, plaintiff, Jason M. Gulley, filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against defendants, Yigal Noy, M.D. and Noy’s employer, Emergency Medical Care Incorporated (EMCI). In March 2000, defendants filed a motion to dismiss Gulley’s complaint, alleging that Gulley failed to file a health professional’s report with his complaint in accordance with section 2 — 622 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 622 (West 1998)). In May 2000, the trial court granted defendants’ motion and dismissed Gulley’s complaint with prejudice.

Gulley appeals, arguing that (1) defendants…