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740 ILCS 110/15 (2026)

Any person aggrieved by a violation of this Act may sue for damages, an injunction, or other appropriate relief

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(740 ILCS 110/15) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 815)
    Sec. 15. Any person aggrieved by a violation of this Act may sue for damages, an injunction, or other appropriate relief. Reasonable attorney's fees and costs may be awarded to the successful plaintiff in any action under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 80-1508.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 24 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2025 · leading case: Suarez v. Pierard, 663 N.E.2d 1039 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996).
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Suarez v. Pierard, 663 N.E.2d 1039 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996). · cites it 4× “Confidential communications are defined as those "made by a recipient or other person to a therapist * * * includ[ing] information which indicates that a person is a recipient.”
Johnston v. Weil, 946 N.E.2d 329 (Ill. 2011). · cites it 2× “740 ILCS 110/15 (West 2006). The records made confidential under the Confidentiality Act refer to "any record kept by a therapist or by an agency in the course of providing mental health or developmental disabilities service to a recipient concerning the recipient and the…”
Yang v. City of Chicago, 745 N.E.2d 541 (Ill. 2001). “2(c) (West 1998); 735 ILCS 5/2 — 203(c) (West 1998); 740 ILCS 10/7(2) (West 1998); 740 ILCS 110/15 (West 1998); 745 ILCS 70/12 (West 1998); 775 ILCS 5/8B — 104 (West 1998); 815 ILCS 505/2W (West 1998); 815 ILCS 602/5 — 120 (West 1998); 815 ILCS 605/11 (West 1998); 815 ILCS…”
Sassali v. Rockford Mem'l Hosp., 693 N.E.2d 1287 (Ill. App. Ct. 1998). · cites it 2× “Section 10(a)(1) provides that records "may be disclosed in a civil, criminal or administrative proceeding in which the recipient introduces his mental condition * * * as an element of his claim or defense.”
Doe v. Williams McCarthy, LLP, 2017 IL App (2d) 160860 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “" 740 ILCS 110/15 (West 2016). Section 3(a) states that "[a]ll records and communications shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except as provided in this Act.”
Simmons v. Campion, 2013 IL App (3d) 120562 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). · cites it 2× “The second amended complaint listed four causes of action: (1) professional negligence; (2) fraudulent misrepresentation; (3) negligent misrepresentation; and (4) an action for damages under section 15 of the Act (740 ILCS 110/15 (West 2006)). ¶9 On December 7, 2011, the circuit…”
Mandziara v. Canulli, 701 N.E.2d 127 (Ill. App. Ct. 1998). “” 740 ILCS 110/15 (West 1994). The reasons for protecting mental health records were described in Laurent v.”
Quigg v. Walgreen Co., 905 N.E.2d 293 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). “However, count XXIII of the complaint was directed against Walgreen, alleging that it violated the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act (Act) (740 ILCS 110/15 (West 2006)) by disclosing plaintiffs prescription profile to Richard.”
Garton v. Pfeifer, 2019 IL App (1st) 180872 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “Pfeifer moved for summary judgment on count I of the amended complaint, arguing that Ryan would not be able to prove that he was "aggrieved" under section 15 of the Act ( 740 ILCS 110/15 (West 2014) ). Pfeifer argued that (1) a technical violation of the Act alone did not…”
Doe v. Williams McCarthy, LLP, 2017 IL App (2d) 160860 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “” 740 ILCS 110/15 (West 2016). Section 3(a) states that “[a]ll records and communications shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except as provided in this Act.”
Cordts v. Chicago Tribune Co., 860 N.E.2d 444 (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). “” 740 ILCS 110/15 (West 2004). The Confidentiality Act’s specifically enumerated exceptions for where disclosures can be made without the mental health care recipient’s consent include, by way of example, disclosures for purposes of reviewing a therapist’s or agency’s licensure…”
Kyoung Suk Kim v. St. Elizabeth's Hosp. of the Hosp. Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, 918 N.E.2d 256 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). “” 740 ILCS 110/15 (West 2006). In the prior divorce proceeding, Kim’s motion to quash and emergency motion for a hearing sought damages for a violation of the Mental Health Confidentiality Act.”
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