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Mr. P. told his therapist that he intends to shoot his ex-wife's new husband, and the therapist kept this information confidential. Lawyers are now suing the therapist because Mr. P. did shoot the new husband, as well as his ex-wife. What legal precedents will the plaintiff's attorneys probably use in the case?
 
  a. Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California
  b. those cases dealing with the right to refuse treatment
 c. O'Connor v. Donaldson and Wyatt v. Stickney
 d. those cases dealing with least restrictive environment

Question 2

Dr. Johnson's patient Lou was distraught and mentioned several times when he referred to his mother that he was going to kill the bitch. Dr. Johnson is required by law to ____.
 
  a. notify his supervisor
 b. do nothing
 c. warn the potential victim
 d. protect the potential victim


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ryansturges

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

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Themember4

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Gracias!

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