Gregory v. Cott

Opinion

CORRIGAN, J.

The question in this case is whether patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease are liable for injuries they inflict on health care *1000workers hired to care for them at home. Because agitation and physical aggression are common late-stage symptoms of the disease, injuries to caregivers are not unusual. California and other jurisdictions have established the rule that Alzheimer’s patients are not liable for injuries to caregivers in institutional settings. We conclude that the same rule applies to in-home caregivers who, like their institutional counterparts, are employed…