Talarico v. Dunlap

PRESIDING JUSTICE TULLY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Ernie Talarico, brought this action in the circuit court of Cook County against defendants, Dr. Frank Dunlap and Dixie Ash-land Dermatology Associates, Ltd., seeking to recover damages he allegedly sustained from Accutane, a drug prescribed by Dr. Dunlap for plaintiff’s acne. Defendants moved for summary judgment on the grounds of collateral estoppel. The trial court granted defendants’ motion. It is from this order that plaintiff now appeals pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 301 (155 Ill. 2d R. 301).

For the reasons that…