Williams v. Steward Health Care Sys., LLC

*1194On February 21, 2012, Mary L. Miller was fatally stabbed in her home by "N," her neighbor and a former patient of Steward Carney Hospital.4 In this appeal, we consider whether the hospital owed Miller and her family a duty of care and, if so, whether a breach of that duty occurred when one of its physicians released "N" from involuntary psychiatric commitment.

From January 9 through January 30, 2012, "N" had been held involuntarily at the hospital pursuant to several court orders. From January 7 through January 8, 2012, he was a patient in the hospital's emergency room because no psychiatric…