· 11/20/1997
Kunkel v. Walton
Citations
- 689 N.E.2d 1047
- 179 Ill. 2d 519
- 228 Ill. Dec. 626
- 1997 Ill. LEXIS 468
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “confidentiality of personal medical information is, without question, at the core” of the Illinois privacy right
- the privacy right is implicated when the statute “provides for state action as the means to compel the disclosure”
- broad sweep disclosing confidential information unrelated to litigation is 24 unconstitutional and unreasonable
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Judges: Nickels, Heiple
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