Tort Law - Duty to Warn - Psychiatrist's Duty to Warn Third Parties of Dangerous Patients

Authors

Susan Ferraro Smith

Abstract

The Superior Court of New Jersey has held that a psychiatrist, upon a determination that his patient may be potentially dangerous, has a duty to warn a third party who may be harmed by the patient.

McIntosh v. Milano, 168 N.J. Super. 466, 403 A.2d 500 (1979).

First Page

181

Recommended Citation

Susan F. Smith, Tort Law - Duty to Warn - Psychiatrist's Duty to Warn Third Parties of Dangerous Patients, 19 Duq. L. Rev. 181 (1980).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol19/iss1/10