Legal Opinion
Hope v. Landau
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 8, 1986PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
A judge allowed the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, concluding that the defendants were immune from liability in the circumstances. The plaintiff asserted that the defendants unlawfully distributed a letter containing confidential information obtained in the course of providing psychological services to the plaintiff and her daughter. The motion judge based his immunity decision on G. L. c. 119, § 51A, as amended by St. 1979, c. 312. The Appeals Court agreed with that conclusion. Hope v. Landau, 21 Mass. App. Ct. 240 (1985). We do not.
Section 51A requires certain persons with…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Alberts v. DevineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Carroll v. AlbertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Hope v. LandauMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. SoutherMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1991
- Barnes v. OutlawCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1996
- Cooney v. Department of Mental RetardationMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2001
- Mattingly v. CaseyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
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