Vine Street Clinic v. Healthlink, Inc.

Docket No. 99790. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS VINE STREET CLINIC et al., Appellants and Cross-Appellees, v. HEALTHLINK, INC., Appellee and Cross-Appellant. Opinion filed September 21, 2006. JUSTICE KARMEIER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Freeman, Fitzgerald, and Kilbride concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justices Garman and Burke took no part in the decision. OPINION On March 4, 2003, plaintiff Vine Street Clinic (Vine Street) filed a putative class action lawsuit in Sangamon County against defendant HealthLink, Inc.…