Goldberg v. Rush University Medical Center

              SECOND DIVISION
FILED: February 20, 2007
No. 1-06-1005
ROBERT S. GOLDBERG, M.D.,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL
CENTER, f/k/a RUSH PRESBYTERIAN-ST.
LUKE’S MEDICAL CENTER, an
Illinois not-for-profit corporation;
MIDWEST ORTHOPEDICS AT RUSH,
L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company,
as successor to Midwest Orthopaedics, a
dissolved or in-dissolution Illinois general
partnership; GUNNAR B. ANDERSSON,
M.D., MARK S. COHEN, M.D., and DOES
I-XXV,
Defendants-Appellees.
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT
COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
No. 04 L 12403
HONORABLE
ALLEN S. GOLDBERG,
JUDGE PRESIDING.
JUSTICE HOFFMAN delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff, Robert S. Goldberg, M.D., appeals the dismissal of his action against the
defendants, Rush University Medical Center (Rush), Midwest Orthopedics At Rush, L.L.C.,
(Midwest), Gunnar B. Andersson, M.D., Mark S. Cohen, M.D., and other unknown former partners
in Midwest, pursuant to section 2-619 of the Code of Civil Procedure (the Code) (735 ILCS 5/2-619
(West 2004)). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
Goldberg brought this action seeking damages from the defendants based on his claims for
tortious interference with contractual relations, tortious interference with prospective economic
advantage, and breach of contract. He also sought injunctive relief. The allegations contained in the