Legal Opinion
Lorraine Gormley v. Latanya Wood-El (069717)
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 30, 2014No. A-101-11 A-106-11PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Albin
Lorraine Gormley was assigned to provide legal representation to an involuntarily committed patient at a state-run psychiatric hospital. To prepare for an upcoming commitment hearing, at the direction of hospital officials, Gormley met with her client in the hospital’s unsupervised day room, a place where psychotic patients milled about and where violence frequently erupted. During the meeting, Gormley’s mentally disturbed client suddenly and brutally attacked her, inflicting serious bodily injuries.
Gormley filed a civil action against the chief executive officer of the hospital and officials…
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