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New Jersey Appellate Court Dismisses Premature Release Psychiatric Malpractice Case

April 16, 2025

The plaintiff in a New Jersey mental health malpractice case claimed that the defendants prematurely released her sister (“J.V.”) from their care after J.V. was treated for seventeen days on a voluntary admission basis for psychiatric care at the defendants’ facility. The day after[...]

Florida Appellate Court Holds Claim Involving Mentally Ill Patient’s Death In Hospital Was For Medical Malpractice And Not Ordinary Negligence

April 9, 2025

The decedent, Zachary Taylor Anderson, was admitted to the Indian River Memorial Hospital (“Hospital”) emergency room after he made deep cuts to his arms, legs, and body. The Hospital had him taken into custody for involuntary examination under the Baker Act. § 394.463(1)(b)2., Fla. Sta[...]

Connecticut Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Patient Restrained Over 165 Hours During Eight Days Before His Death

December 20, 2024

A 50-year-old man with a history of adult-onset bipolar disorder, often with paranoia, had a psychotic episode on August 4, 2022 at which time he was reportedly found to be smashing windows, likely triggered by a plumbing failure that caused flooding in his home. When police arrived, the man was fou[...]

New Jersey Appellate Court Reinstates Attorney’s Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleging Her Wrongful Involuntary 12-Day Commitment To Hospital’s Psychiatric Unit

November 3, 2024

Background Facts On June 14, 2020, plaintiff’s sister had plaintiff, an attorney, transported to Hackensack University Medical Center’s (HUMC) emergency room for treatment of right hip pain that prevented her from ambulating. During her treatment at the hospital, information was erroneou[...]

California Settles Behavioral Health Care Deficiency Claims Against Kaiser For $200 Million

December 19, 2023

On October 12, 2023, the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) announced a settlement agreement with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (Kaiser Permanente) to make significant changes to the plan’s delivery of behavioral health care services. The settlement agreement includes a $50 [...]

Missouri Appellate Court Holds Unlawful Access To Medical Records Not Medical Malpractice Claim

December 2, 2023

Background Facts J.J., a minor child, alleged that Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, L.L.C. (“PBRMC”) was a health care provider, and that in January of 2021 he received in-patient mental health treatment with PBRMC. While J.J. was a patient, an employee of PBRMC (“EmployeeR[...]

Man Committed To Psychiatric Hospital Died From Cancer Due To Neglect

June 26, 2023

Man Committed To Psychiatric Hospital Died From Cancer: The Disability Law Center (Massachusetts Protection and Advocacy) issued its Investigation Report dated May 8, 2023 in which its stated: Mr. Harris died on August 22, 2020 after a battle with cancer during his involuntary psychiatric commitment[...]

Recoverable Damages In Negligent Reproductive Health Care Cases

Indiana Appellate Court Holds Collateral Estoppel Did Not Apply In Case Against Mental Health Providers

August 14, 2022

On several occasions in December 2016 and early January 2017, the defendant mental health providers (“Providers”) rendered care and treatment to Plaintiff Zachary Miller (“Miller”) regarding his mental health issues. On January 9, Miller killed his grandfather. As a result, t[...]

New Jersey Appellate Court Applies Relation Back Doctrine In Allowing Counterclaim Of Former Patient Against Defendant Mental Health Facility

May 19, 2022

On December 7, 2017, plaintiff sustained severe bodily injuries near her home in Brooklyn, New York, when Michael Gitelis assaulted her. After knocking plaintiff to the ground, Gitelis jumped into her Toyota Camry, put the car in reverse, and struck her with the car. A day earlier, Gitelis had been [...]

Sequel Youth & Family Services LLC Faces Another Lawsuit Alleging Abuse Of Alabama Teen Under Its Supervision

March 7, 2022

On January 26, 2022, a lawsuit was filed on behalf of Tevin Pike against Sequel TSI of Alabama, Sequel TSI of Tuskegee, and Sequel Youth & Family Services LLC (“Sequel”), alleging that Pike was a former 15-year-old resident at an Alabama treatment facility for children run by Sequel [...]

Hawaii Lawsuit Alleges Wrongful Commitment To Psychiatric Hospital For Over Two Years

January 8, 2022

A civil rights lawsuit filed in Hawaii on November 21, 2021 by 50-year-old Joshua Spriestersbach alleges that he was wrongfully committed to a Hawaii mental hospital for two years and eight months in a case of misidentification. Spriestersbach was kept for more than two years at Hawaii State Hospita[...]

North Carolina Appellate Court Reinstates Mental Health Malpractice Lawsuit

August 21, 2021

In January 2017, Oliver Funez was involuntarily committed to a public hospital in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for six weeks where he was treated by Defendant Brian Robbins and other medical staff. Prior to his admission to the hospital, Oliver had displayed violent and aggressive behavior, manifeste[...]

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