Richter v. Diamond

Following a hearing in the circuit court of Cook County, Northwestern Memorial Hospital was found in civil contempt for its refusal to answer certain supplemental interrogatories propounded to it by the plaintiff, Rita M. Richter; a sanction was imposed. We allowed Northwestern’s request for a direct appeal (94 Ill. 2d R. 302(b)) and now affirm the judgment of the circuit court.

The action underlying this appeal is one for medical malpractice stemming from the diagnosis and removal of a tumor found in the plaintiff’s head. The basis for the plaintiff’s cause of action against defendant…