§39.19 Liability for Suicide
1. Don Drake and Sandra Drake, et al. v. Jana M. Williams, M.D., et al.
M2007-00979-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. April 25, 2008).
The Court's Summary:
"The parents of a young man who committed suicide after being discharged from a psychiatric hospital sued the hospital and the treating psychiatrist for wrongful death. The trial court granted the defendants’ motions for summary judgment on the basis that the decedent’s act of suicide was an intervening, superseding cause. We reverse and remand for further proceedings." View opinion.
M2007-00979-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. April 25, 2008).
The Court's Summary:
"The parents of a young man who committed suicide after being discharged from a psychiatric hospital sued the hospital and the treating psychiatrist for wrongful death. The trial court granted the defendants’ motions for summary judgment on the basis that the decedent’s act of suicide was an intervening, superseding cause. We reverse and remand for further proceedings." View opinion.