Jack Casciato, partner at Clifford Law Offices, who focuses his practice on trucking accidents, construction cases and medical malpractice actions, wrote an article for The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin titled, “‘Dep assists’ can present problems when Petrillo doctrine overlooked.”
In the article, he addresses the issue of how a “dep assist” of allowing the treating doctor or other health-care provider to meet with retained counsel beforehand and then have representation at the deposition, eradicates Petrillo protections in permitting the defense counsel to interject themselves into the patient-physician relationship.
To read the full article, click here.