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· 6/10/1996

Coley v. St. Bernard's Hospital

Citations

  • 667 N.E.2d 493
  • 281 Ill. App. 3d 587
  • 217 Ill. Dec. 404

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding a plaintiff cannot be required to comply with section 2-622 as to respondents in discovery
  • “the probable cause requirement of section 2-402 is to be liberally construed, to the end that controversies may be determined according to the substantive rights of the parties”
  • the standard for establishing probable cause “does not rise to the level of a high degree of likelihood of success on the merits or the evidence necessary to defeat a motion for summary judgment in favor of the respondents in discovery”

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Judges: Campbell

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