Goldberg v. Ruskin

In this action for medical malpractice brought by the plaintiffs, Michael and Nancy Goldberg and their child Jeffrey, against Stephen B. Ruskin, M.D., and his employer, Strauss Surgical Group Associates, S.C., recovery was sought on the child’s behalf for general damages for his wrongful life. The circuit court of Cook County dismissed that part of the plaintiffs’ amended complaint for failure to state a cause of action. The appellate court affirmed the dismissal (128 Ill. App. 3d 1029), and we allowed the plaintiffs’ petition for leave to appeal (103 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)).

According to the…