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Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Mental Health Facilities May Be Liable for Gross Negligence in Denying Voluntary Admission

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Matos v. Geisinger Med. Ctr., 334 A.3d 288 (Pa. 2025) - An individual with an extensive mental health history sought admission to two different mental health facilities for inpatient psychiatric care. However, both facilities...more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Addresses if Mental Health Act Applies to Outpatient Decision on Involuntary Commitment

On December 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued an opinion in Leight et al v. University of Pittsburgh Physicians et al, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, No. 35 WAP 2019 determining the extent to which...more

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