Caples v. Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc.

Jacob Caples, et al. v. Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc., et al., No. 1527, September Term, 2024. Opinion by Ripken, J. IMMUNITY – HEALTH – ACTS OF MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS – DUTY OF PSYCHIATRIC PROFESSIONALS Section 5-609 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article generally shields certain mental health care providers from civil liability for failure to warn of a patient’s violent behavior. Immunity under this statute does not extend to mental health providers or administrators if 1) the provider or administrator could have readily identified the victim as a potential target from…