Kleiman v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital

This appeal derives from the granting of a dismissal to the defendant, Richard Depp, M.D. (Depp), pursuant to a motion brought under Supreme Court Rule 103(b) (134 Ill. 2d R. 103(b)).

The facts relevant to this appeal are as follows.

On October 8, 1987, plaintiffs filed a medical malpractice complaint alleging that Valorie Kleiman suffered an intracranial hemorrhage, and consequential disability and disfigurement, as a result of the defendants’ negligence, while hospitalized in Northwestern Hospital’s high risk obstetric and gynecological unit. Plaintiffs alleged Depp failed to supervise…