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Pa. Justices Say UPMC Doctors Not Liable For Clinic Shooting
Law360 (December 22, 2020, 9:27 PM EST) -- A pair of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center doctors who considered but did not complete the involuntary commitment process for a patient who later carried out a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh psychiatric hospital can't be held liable under Pennsylvania law, the state's high court ruled Tuesday.
John Shick was still a voluntary outpatient when seen by the two UPMC physicians who were making inquiries to their colleagues about having him committed, so they weren't liable under the Mental Health Procedures Act when he fatally shot a therapist and wounded six other people at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, the 6-1...