Burcina v. City of Ketchikan

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Ricky Burcina, who has a long history of mental illness and substance abuse, set fire to the Gateway Mental Health Drop-In Center and was subsequently convicted of arson. Thereafter, Burcina filed suit against the Gateway Center for Human Resources and his psychiatrist, Dr. Russell Huffman, claiming that he had received negligent treatment which aggravated his mental illness and caused him to set the fire. Burcina appeals from the superior court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of both defendants. We affirm.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Following his…