Jablonski by Pahls v. United States
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Jablonski by Pahls v. United States, 712 F.2d 391 (9th Cir. 1983)[1] is a landmark case in which the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals determined that a mental health professional's duty to predict dangerousness includes consulting a patient's prior records, and that their duty to protect includes the involuntary commitment of a dangerous individual; simply warning the foreseeable victim is insufficient.
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Jablonski by Pahls v. United States | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
Full case name | Meghan Corinne Jablonski, a minor, by her Guardian ad Litem, Isobel C. Pahls v. United States of America |
Argued | December 6, 1982 |
Decided | June 14, 1983 |
Citation(s) | 712 F.2d 391 (9th Cir. 1983) |
Case history | |
Subsequent history | Amended Aug. 8, 1983 |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Eugene Allen Wright, J. Clifford Wallace, Anthony Kennedy |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Wallace, joined by Wright, Kennedy |
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