Clark v. Grigson

GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

This suit for malpractice against a psychiatrist is based primarily on the defendant psychiatrist’s testimony against plaintiff Terry Don Clark in a criminal trial. We hold that the psychiatrist is immune from civil liability based on his testimony in the criminal case and also that he cannot be held responsible for civil damages for his failure to advise that he might testify against plaintiff Clark or for an erroneous diagnosis of Clark’s personality disorder. Consequently, we affirm a summary judgment in favor of the psychiatrist.

Summary Judgment Evidence

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