Maudsley v. Meta, 227 Ariz. 430, 258 P.3d 248, (Ariz. App. 2011)
Jun 23, 2011OUTCOME: Ruled in favor of client, reversing trial court decision.
Holding that a psychiatric facility and its psychiatrists owed a duty of reasonable care to a mentally ill patient. The court held that the duty arises (a) by way of statutes that authorize and, in so ... me cases, require mental health screening, evaluation, and treatment of mentally ill patients, as well as (b) from the existence of any doctor-patient relationship.
