Buckland v. Lazar

PRESIDING JUSTICE QUINLAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

In this case, we have granted plaintiff leave to appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 306(a)(1)(ii) (94 Ill. 2d R. 306(a)(1)(ii)), from the order of the circuit court of Cook County which granted defendant’s motion to transfer this case from Cook County to Lake County on the basis of intrastate forum non conveniens.

Colette Buckland filed suit in the circuit court of Cook County on October 6, 1983, naming Paul Lazar, M.D., S.C., as the sole defendant. The complaint alleges that Dr. Lazar rendered negligent medical care to the…