Legal Opinion
Niven v. Siqueira
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided November 21, 1985No. 61137PublishedCited by 161 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moran
In late 1979 plaintiffs, Todd and Thomas Niven, filed a medical malpractice action in the circuit court of Cook County against Dr. Edir B. Siqueira, Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Northwestern), and several persons associated with Northwestern’s administration. On plaintiffs’ application the circuit court issued a subpoena asking for certain documents in the possession of a third party, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (the Joint Commission), relating to Northwestern’s accreditation. Both Northwestern and the Joint Commission moved to quash the subpoena, arguing that the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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