Legal Opinion
American Home Assurance Co. v. Pope
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 8, 2007No. 05-4234, 05-4238, 06-1750PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
The late Dr. Bruce Strnad 1 had been the treating psychologist for Lester Pope (“Lester”), a man who admitted to sexually abusing his daughter, Kelly Pope (“Kelly” or “Pope”). Lester ceased treatment and continued to abuse Kelly for more than a year, until a social worker who began treating Kelly for emotional trauma reported the suspected abuse to state officials. This report resulted in a criminal investigation, and Lester was arrested for the sodomy and attempted rape of Kelly.
Kelly sued Dr. Strnad in state court for negligence, alleging that Dr. Strnad breached his…
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