Vincent v. Alden-Park Strathmoor, Inc. 

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Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Nursing Home Care Act
Wrongful Death
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 2-09-0625
Decision Date: 
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
District: 
2d Dist.
Division/County: 
Winnebago Co.
Holding: 
Certified question answered; remanded.
Justice: 
JORGENSEN
Common law punitive damages are not available in action by estate of deceased nursing home resident based on Survival Act for willful and wanton violations of Nursing Home Care Act. Neither statute nor equitable considerations warrant such remedy.