Legal Opinion
Doe v. Northwestern University
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 17, 1997No. 1-96-0067PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McNULTY
The six fictitiously named plaintiffs sued Northwestern University and a dental student from Northwestern’s dental school for emotional harm they suffered when Northwestern sent the plaintiffs a letter informing them that a dental student who participated in their treatment had tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Defendants moved to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action, pursuant to section 2 — 615 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 615(b) (West 1994)), and they separately moved to…
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- Faya v. AlmarazCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
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