Riggs v. Woman to Woman, Obstetrics & Gynecology, P.C.

This matter comes before the court as an interlocutory appeal brought pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 308 (155 Ill. 2d R. 308). Plaintiff, Dr. Mary T. Riggs, filed the underlying action seeking, inter alia, a declaration that she was not required to abide by a contractual obligation, including a covenant not to compete, contained in her physician agreement with defendant, Woman to Woman Obstetrics and Gynecology, P.C. Plaintiff claimed that defendant’s failure to register as a professional corporation with the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (IDPR) pursuant to section 12 of the…