Petre v. Cardiovascular Consultants, S.C.

              THIRD DIVISION
May 30, 2007
Nos. 1-06-1007 and 1-06-1809 Consolidated
JANE PETRE, Special Administrator of the Estate of ) Appeal from
James Petre, ) the Circuit Court
) of Cook County.
Plaintiff-Appellee, )
)
v. )
)
CARDIOVASCULAR CONSULTANTS, S.C., )
d/b/a Cardiovascular Medical Associates, )
S.C., ))
No. 98 L 13737
Defendant-Appellant )
)
(Vincent A. Kucich, Robert E. Applebaum, )
Hershel L. Wix, David Looyenga, Robert )
Prentice, George Gustafson, Hickory )
Cardiology Associates, Ltd., and SSN Health Care )
Corporation, d/b/a St. Francis Hospital and Health )
Center, a Not-for-Profit Corporation, ) Honorable
) Barbara A. McDonald,
Defendants). ) Judge Presiding.
PRESIDING JUSTICE THEIS delivered the opinion of the court:
This is the third time that this case has come before the appellate court. Plaintiff Jane
Petre (plaintiff), the special administrator of the estate of James Petre (Petre), filed this medical
malpractice action against defendants Cardiovascular Consultants, S.C., d/b/a Cardiovascular
Medical Associates, S.C. (CMA), Dr. Vincent A. Kucich, Dr. Robert E. Applebaum, Dr. Hershel
L. Wix, Dr. David Looyenga, Dr. Robert Prentice, Dr. George Gustafson, Hickory Cardiology
Associates, Ltd., and St. Francis Hospital and Health Center. Plaintiff sought recovery for injuries