Legal Opinion

O'connor v. Counseling Services, Inc.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 10, 2008PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGorman, J.

[¶ 1] Timothy O’Connor, the personal representative of the Estate of his late wife, Tracy O’Connor, appeals a partial summary judgment entered on his claims of professional negligence and wrongful death in the Superior Court (York County, Fritzsche, J.) in favor of Brendan Kirby, M.D., Theresa Dube, LCPC, and Counseling Services, Inc. (CSI). O’Connor argues that: the Superi- or Court erred in applying the Maine Tort Claims Act; Maine recognizes a duty to warn third parties of a foreseeable risk of severe injury or death; and the practitioners owed a duty to warn O’Connor of his wife’s risk of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Sanborn v. SanbornSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2005
  2. In Re Estate of KingsburySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
  3. Williams v. BromleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993

3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. Warren Constrution Group, LLC v. Leslie ReisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014
  3. Mitchell D. Brown v. Diahanne L. MorseSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2026

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