Articles From John M. Burke | Illinois State Bar Association

Recent decision in Burger considers Petrillo doctrine in hospital setting By John M. Burke Civil Practice and Procedure, December 2002 Litigation continues over legislative restrictions on the scope of the well-known rule in Petrillo v. Syntex Laboratories, Inc., 141 Ill.App.3d 581 (1986).

Plaintiff’s pre-existing conditions irrelevant absent medical proof causation By John M. Burke Civil Practice and Procedure, October 2000 Under Illinois law when a plaintiff is injured, he or she must show by a reasonable degree of medical certainty that the injury complained of was caused by the accident.

Physician’s duty to disclose financial arrangements with HMO By John M. Burke Civil Practice and Procedure, May 2000 It is difficult to ignore the raging controversy concerning the liability of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO) to patients for negligent care or lack of care.

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