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CARDWELL v. ROCKFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

No. 68906.

136 Ill.2d 271 (1990)

555 N.E.2d 6

MICHAEL S. CARDWELL, M.D., Appellant, v. ROCKFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 31, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Cacciatore, of Rockford, for appellant.

Richard R. Haldeman and Stephen E. Balogh, of Williams & McCarthy, of Rockford, for appellees.

John T. Bomher and Mark D. Deaton, of Naperville, and Michael R. Callahan and Laura R. Keidan, of Katten, Muchin & Zavis, of Chicago, for the amici curiae Illinois Hospital Association and the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the court:

The sole issue here is whether hospitals and hospital employees are immune from civil liability for the conduct of hospital review committees.

The facts in this case are set forth at length in the appellate court opinion (183 Ill.App.3d 1072) and need only be summarized here. Appellant, Michael S. Cardwell, M.D., was a doctor employed by...

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