Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:citation 131 Cal. Rptr. 14
17 Cal. 3d 425
551 P.2d 334
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1976-07-01
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_California
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Regents_of_the_University_of_California
gptkbp:heldBy mental health professionals have a duty to warn potential victims of threats
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California
gptkbp:involvedIn Prosenjit Poddar
Tatiana Tarasoff
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legalSubject confidentiality
mental health law
duty to warn
gptkbp:location gptkb:California
gptkbp:notableFor establishing duty to warn in mental health practice
gptkbp:opinionBy Justice Mathew O. Tobriner
gptkbp:plaintiff Tatiana Tarasoff's family
gptkbp:predecessor duty to warn laws in the United States
gptkbp:relatedConcept duty to protect
gptkbp:relatedTo Jablonski v. United States
gptkbp:subject public safety
tort law
psychotherapist-patient confidentiality
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_California
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6