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mental-health therapist-patient privilege in Illinois

5 Illinois opinions name it 2 courts 2002–2019 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Illinois courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (2)

CaseFollowedCited
Reda v. Advocate Health Caregreen
ill · 2002 · cited in 4 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2014–2019
2 sentences

2019The court noted that “the exception was narrow and only applied to circumstances where ‘plaintiffs are invoking the mental-health therapist-patient privilege to exploit or subvert the legal process.’ ” Deprizio, 2014 IL App (1st) 123206, ¶ 31 (quoting Reda v. Advocate Health Care, 199 Ill. 2d 47, 61 (2002)).

2014Nonetheless, the court created a common law exception to strictures of the Act: "the interests of fundamental fairness and substantial justice outweigh the protections afforded the therapist-recipient relationship where plaintiff seeks to utilize those protections as a sword rather than a shield to prevent disclosure of relevant, probative, admissible, and not unduly prejudicial evidence that has the potential to fully negate the claim plaintiff asserted against defendants and absolve them of liability." (Emphasis added.) Id. ¶ 31 In Reda, the court later explained that the exception was narro

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DePrizio v. MacNeal Memorial Hospital Ass'ngreen
illappct · 2014 · cited in 1 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2019–2019
1 sentence

2019The court noted that “the exception was narrow and only applied to circumstances where ‘plaintiffs are invoking the mental-health therapist-patient privilege to exploit or subvert the legal process.’ ” Deprizio, 2014 IL App (1st) 123206, ¶ 31 (quoting Reda v. Advocate Health Care, 199 Ill. 2d 47, 61 (2002)).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (2)

CaseCitedYears
Dc v. Sa green
ill · 1997
2 sentences

2014Nonetheless, the court created a common law exception to strictures of the Act: “the interests of fundamental fairness and substantial justice outweigh the protections afforded the therapist-recipient relationship where plaintiff seeks to utilize those protections as a sword rather than a shield to prevent disclosure of relevant, probative, admissible, and not unduly prejudicial evidence that has the potential to fully negate the claim plaintiff asserted against defendants and absolve them of liability.” (Emphasis added.) Id. ¶ 31 In Reda, the court later explained that the exception was narro

2014Nonetheless, the court created a common law exception to strictures of the Act: "the interests of fundamental fairness and substantial justice outweigh the protections afforded the therapist-recipient relationship where plaintiff seeks to utilize those protections as a sword rather than a shield to prevent disclosure of relevant, probative, admissible, and not unduly prejudicial evidence that has the potential to fully negate the claim plaintiff asserted against defendants and absolve them of liability." (Emphasis added.) Id. ¶ 31 In Reda, the court later explained that the exception was narro

42002–2014
Norskog v. Pfiel green
ill · 2001
1 sentence

2002“Indeed, the confidentiality privilege is being employed precisely as intended — to shield information which our legislature has seen fit to protect.” Norskog, 197 Ill. 2d at 83 .

12002–2002

Statutes the citing opinions construe

IL § 740 ILCS 110/1 (4) IL § 740 ILCS 110/10 (4) IL § 740 ILCS 110/2 (4)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

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