Kaufman v. Schroeder

State: Illinois

Docket No: 109738 Rel

Case Date: 02/25/2011

Preview:Docket No. 109738.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
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KRISTEN KAUFMANN, Appellant, v. ROGER A. SCHROEDER, M.D., et al. (Jersey Community Hospital, a Municipal Corporation, Appellee). Opinion filed February 25, 2011.

JUSTICE BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justice Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Freeman specially concurred, with opinion, joined by Justices Thomas and Karmeier. Justice Garman dissented, with opinion, joined by Chief Justice Kilbride.

OPINION The single issue in this case is whether claims brought by plaintiff, Kristen Kaufmann (Kaufmann), against Jersey Community Hospital (JCH) are time-barred. Kaufmann initially filed suit against Dr. Roger A. Schroeder (Schroeder) and JCH on December 31, 2007, to recover for injuries suffered during a hospitalization in January 2006. The circuit court of Jersey County found that the one-year limitation period found in section 8

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