Legal Opinion
Psychiatric Institute of Washington v. Allen
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 20, 1986No. 84-114PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
On August 12, 1981, thirteen-year-old Daniel .Allen was admitted to the Psychiatric Institute of Washington (“the Institute”), a private psychiatric hospital. One month later, on September 12, an Institute employee walked into Daniel’s room and found him lying on the floor unconscious, with a belt around his neck. Efforts to revive him were unavailing. He was taken to Georgetown University Hospital, where he died without regaining consciousness.
Daniel’s parents, James and Bonita Allen, brought this action against the Institute and Dr. Judith Forgotson, the psychiatrist…
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