R. Parungao v. Community Health Systems, Inc.

This is the fourth lawsuit that Dr. R. Sherwin Parungao, a surgeon, has brought against affiliates of Galesburg Cottage Hospital. The district court ruled that Dr. Parungao’s complaint was barred by res judicata and Illinois’s closely related single-refiling rule. Because we agree that this suit violates the doctrine of res judica-ta, we affirm the district court’s judgment. 1

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BACKGROUND

Dr. Parungao began practicing surgery at Galesburg Cottage Hospital in 2006. He first worked as a private practitioner, but later accepted employment with Knox Clinic, which supplies doctors for the hospital.…