Vaughn v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Plaintiff Danny Vaughn (plaintiff) brought a medical malpractice action against defendants Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Hospital), Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Inc. (Foundation), Northwestern University Medical School (School), and Dr. David Cugell, M.D. (Cugell) (sometimes jointly, defendants). The circuit court denied plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the case voluntarily as to the Foundation and the Hospital, and granted all four defendants’ motions to dismiss with prejudice for failure to comply with discovery. Plaintiff appeals, presenting as issues: (1) whether the circuit…