Mlynarski v. Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center

The defendant, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, appeals from a finding of contempt for the defendant’s refusal to produce a document requested by the plaintiff.

Rita C. Mlynarski was admitted to Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center and had surgery on March 12, 1987. On April 1, 1987, while she was still in the hospital, she slipped and fell in or near the bathroom and was injured. She died on September 12, 1987, and her husband, Steve Mlynarski, filed an action in her name on October 16, 1987.

In its answers to the plaintiff’s interrogatories, the defendant identified all…