Cangemi v. Advocate South Suburban Hospital

Michael Cangemi and his mother, Madeline Clement Belt, appeal the dismissal of their amended complaint against defendants Advocate South Suburban Hospital (Advocate Hospital) and Edgar Del Castillo, M.D., for medical negligence for injuries allegedly sustained during the delivery of Michael in 1982. Plaintiffs allege that the statutes of limitation and repose normally applicable to such a cause of action (see 735 ILCS 5/13 — 212 (West 2004)) do not apply here because the defendants fraudulently concealed the existence of the cause of action (see 735 ILCS 5/13 — 215 (West 2004)). Plaintiffs…