Andrews v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Plaintiff, Donald Andrews, appeals from the entry of summary judgment in favor of defendant, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, on his amended complaint for corporate negligence. We address the issue of whether plaintiff presented sufficient evidence that defendant deviated from the applicable standard of care to overcome summary judgment. We reverse and remand.

On November 16, 1984, plaintiff filed an amended three-count complaint against defendant and Dr. Edir Siqueira, who is not involved in this appeal, alleging negligence for injuries which resulted from two operations performed at the…