Appellate Court of Illinois October 13, 2005, 3-05-0189 (Kennedy v. Grimsley)

PRESIDING JUSTICE SLATER

delivered the opinion of the court:

This court granted defendants’ application for leave to appeal under Supreme Court Rule 308 (155 Ill. 2d R. 308) to consider whether plaintiffs claim for punitive damages for alleged fraud in inducing an attorney-client relationship is barred by section 2 — 1115 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2—1115 (West 2004)).