TARASOFF V. REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Cal. Sup. Ct., 17 Cal.3rd 425, 551 P.2d 334 (1976)
NATURE OF THE CASE: Tarasoff (P) appealed a judgment dismissing P's action based on
failure of duty to warn of impending danger and failure to confine under the
Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code 5000ff.
FACTS: Moore (D1) was a psychologist at the University of California (D2) hospital.
Poddar was an outpatient of D1 and he told D1 that he intended to kill P because she had
spurned his romantic advances. D1 informed the authorities. Poddar was detained for
questioning by the campus police (D3). The final decision was to let Poddar go. Poddar
killed P two months later. P's parents (P) brought a wrongful death action against the
Regents and psychiatrists. They alleged malpractice by D1 for his failure to warn their
daughter and negligence against D3 and D1 for their joint failure to take other reasonable
actions to prevent the death, and a failure to detain Poddar. The latter charge was dropped
because of state immunities for doctors. The superior court sustained Ds' demurrers. This
appeal ensued.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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