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    • Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California

    1976 American case on the duty to protect

    Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California
    Full case nameVitali Tarasoff, et al., Plaintiffs-Petitioners v. Regents of the University of California, et al., Defendants-Respondents.
    Citation(s)17 Cal. 3d 425, 551 P.2d 334, 131 Cal. Rptr. 14
    Prior historyAppeal from sustained demurrer
    Psychotherapists have a duty to protect an individual they reasonably believe to be at risk of injury on the basis of a patient's confidential statements.
    Chief JusticeDonald Wright
    Associate JusticesRaymond L. Sullivan, Marshall F. McComb, Matthew O. Tobriner, William P. Clark, Jr., Stanley Mosk, Frank K. Richardson
    MajorityTobriner, joined by Wright, Sullivan, Richardson
    Concur/dissentMosk
    DissentClark, joined by McComb

    Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California, 17 Cal. 3d 425, 551 P.2d 334, 131 Cal. Rptr. 14 (Cal. 1976), was