Peterson v. Hinsdale Women's Clinic

Plaintiff, Roy David Peterson (hereinafter Roy), as father and next friend of Daniel Roy Peterson (hereinafter Daniel), a minor, filed this action in the circuit court of Cook County against defendants Hinsdale Women’s Clinic and Dr. Donald A. Amsler, seeking damages for extraordinary medical expenses that will be incurred in raising Daniel as a result of defendants’ failure to diagnose and treat the rubella or German measles contracted by Daniel’s mother in 1977 during her pregnancy.

Plaintiff’s original complaint, filed on July 20, 1990, alleged claims of wrongful life against these and…