Legal Opinion
Tuman v. Genesis Associates
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 20, 1995No. Civ. A. 95-0272PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
PADOVA, District Judge.
This ease, apparently the first of its kind in Pennsylvania, is a “false memory” lawsuit 1 by parents against their daughter’s former mental health counselors. 2 Plaintiffs, Kenneth J. Turnan and Joan E. Turnan, allege that while treating the Tuman’s only child, Diane, for bulimia, Defendants implanted false memories that Plaintiffs murdered numerous children, sexually assaulted Diane, and routinely performed bizarre satanic rituals. Plaintiffs assert the following state-law claims: breach of contract (Count I), negligence (Count II), reckless, wanton, and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Ultramares Corp. v. ToucheNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Sinn v. BurdSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Guy v. LiederbachSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Ala, Inc. v. Ccair, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Bird v. W.C.W.Texas Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Althaus Ex Rel. Althaus v. CohenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Seebold v. Prison Health Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Waslow v. Grant Thornton L.L.P. (In Re Greenberg)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1997
- Tuman v. Genesis AssociatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1996
- Mansmann v. TumanDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1997
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