Sassali v. Rockford Memorial Hospital

Plaintiff, Wendy Sassali, appeals from the trial court’s order dismissing counts XI and XIII of her first amended complaint. Plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in finding that the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act (Confidentiality Act) (740 ILCS 110/1 et seq. (West 1994)) authorized defendants Rockford Memorial Hospital and Thomas DeFauw, chief executive officer and facility director of Rockford Memorial Hospital (collectively Rockford), to release plaintiff’s mental health records to a court expert.

Counts XI and XIII allege that defendants Michael…