Vincent v. Alden-Park Strathmoor, Inc.

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 2-09-0625
Decision Date: 
April 7, 2010
District: 
2d Dist.
Division/County: 
Winnebago Co.
Justice: 
JORGENSEN
Holding: 
Certified question answered; remanded.
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.