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Type of State Law Defense Verdict Plaintiff Verdict No Verdict Mandatory statutes (n = 28) 37 4 10 Permissive statutes (n = 10)* 6 1 7 No statutes (n = 13) 4 1 0 Totals 47 6 17 * Including the District of Columbia.
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Verdict or Summary Judgment for the Defendant Because There Was No Communicated Threat to the Therapist Against a Specific Victim
State (Statute) Court Case Cal. Civ. Code § 43.92 (2007) California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Six Calderon v Glick, 31 Cal. Rptr. 3d 707 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005) California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Seven Suzuki v. Eli Lilly and Co., 2002 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 3693 (Cal. Ct. App. 2002) California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Two Barry v. Turek, 267 Cal. Rptr. 553 (Cal. Ct. App. 1990) California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District Katsares v. Open Line Group Homes, Inc, 2004 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 6236 (Cal. Ct. App. 2004) California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One Silvas v. South Bay Community Services, 2003 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 22 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003) California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Six Tilley v. Schulte, 82 Cal. Rptr. 2d 497 (Cal. Ct. App. 1999) Idaho (Idaho Code Ann. § 6-1 (901–1903) (1991)) Idaho Supreme Court Caldwell v. Idaho Youth Ranch, 968 P.2d 215 (Idaho 1998) Kentucky (Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 202A.400 (1986)) U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Riley v. United Health Care, 165 F.3d 28 (6th Cir. 1998) Louisiana (La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:2800.2 (1986)) Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit Grady v. Riley, 809 So. 2d 567 (La. Ct. App. 2002) Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit Dunnington v Silva, 916 So. 2d 1166 (La. Ct. App. 2005) Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit Hines v. Bick, 566 So.2d 455 (La. Ct. App. 1990) Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit Durapau v. Jenkins, 656 So. 2d 1067 (La. Ct. App. 1995) Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit Sanchez v. State, 506 So. 2d 777 (La. Ct. App. 1987) Maryland (Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-609 (1989)) Court of Special Appeals of Maryland Falk v. Southern Maryland Hospital, Inc., 742 A.2d 51 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 1999) Court of Appeals of Maryland Hartford Insurance Co. v. Manor Inn 642 A.2d 219 (Md. 1994) Michigan (Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 330.1946 (1989)) Court of Appeals of Michigan Swan v. Wedgwood Christian Youth & Family Services, 583 N.W.2d 719 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998) Court of Appeals of Michigan Richter v. Turlo, 1999 WL 33435417 (Mich. Ct. App. 1999) Court of Appeals of Michigan Jenks v. Brown, 557 N.W.2d 114 (1996) Court of Appeals of Michigan Lagow, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Welch v. Segue, Inc., 2001 Mich. App. LEXIS 1225 (Mich. Ct. App. 2001) U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Sellers v. U.S., 870 F.2d 1098 (6th Cir. 1989) Montana (Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-1101 (1987)) U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Lacock v. U.S., 106 F.3d 408 (9th Cir. 1997) Ohio (Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2305.51 (year)) Supreme Court of Ohio Campbell v. Ohio State University Medical Center, 843 N.E.2d 1194 (Ohio 2006) South Carolina (S.C. Code Ann. § 15-78-60 (year)) Court of Appeals of South Carolina Doe v. Marion, 605 S.E.2d 556 (S.C. Ct. App. 2004) Tennessee (Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-10-302 (1989)) U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Tabor v. Veterans Administration, 198 F.3d 247 (6th Cir. 1999) Utah (Utah Code Ann § 78-14a-102 (1998)) Supreme Court of Utah Rollins v. Peterson, 813 P.2d 1156 (Utah 1991) Supreme Court of Utah Wilson v. Valley Mental Health, 969 P.2d 416 (Utah 1998) Court of Appeals of Utah Thorncock v. Christensen, 2000 Utah App. LEXIS 189 (Utah Ct. App. 2000) Virginia (Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2400) Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia Head v. Inova Health Care Services, 55 Va. Cir. 43 (Va. Cir. Ct. 2001) - Table 3
States With Affirmative Duty Jurisdictions: Verdict or Summary Judgment for the Defendant Because of Statutory Immunity
State (Statute) Court Case California (Cal. Civ. Code § 43.92 (2007)) California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Six Ley v. State of California, 8 Cal. Rptr. 3d 642 (Cal. Ct. App. 2004) California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One Michael E. L. v. County of San Diego, 228 Cal. Rptr. 139 (Cal. Ct. App. 1986) Utah (Utah Code Ann § 78-14a-102 (1998)) Supreme Court of Utah Higgins v. Salt Lake County, 855 P.2d 231 (Utah 1993) Washington (Wash. Rev. Code § 71.05.120 (1991)) Washington Court of Appeals, Division One Tobis v. State, 758 P.2d 534 (Wash. Ct. App. 1988)
