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Illinois Supreme Court· 5/30/1991

Corgan v. Muehling

Citations

  • 574 N.E.2d 602
  • 143 Ill. 2d 296
  • 158 Ill. Dec. 489
  • 59 U.S.L.W. 2755
  • 1991 Ill. LEXIS 42

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that unregistered psychologist who held himself out as qualified to render counseling owed a duty of care to patient
  • holding that Rickey did not alter impact rule for negligence plaintiffs who were not bystanders
  • recognizing that the “nature of the therapist-patient relationship gives rise to a duty ... to refrain from ... causing emotional or mental harm to the patient”
  • holding that complaint stated cause of action for negligence arising from psychologist's engaging in relations with plaintiff during course of treatment
  • holding that the Rickey zone of danger test does not apply to plaintiffs that are directly injured and are not merely bystanders
  • holding that Rickey did not alter impact rule for negligence plaintiffs who were not bystanders

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Judges: Moran, Bilandic, Miller, Heiple

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Cites

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