A plaintiff’s use of the phrase “et al.” in the case caption of the summons she sent to defendants did not doom her lawsuit, a state appeals panel ruled last week.The 1st District Appellate Court found the summons of service plaintiff Sheila Ryan sent to defendant Laura Sheehan was not defective, even though Sheehan’s name wasn’t listed in the case caption.Ryan had written “et al.” in the case caption after listing the first defendant. But she did include Sheehan’s full …