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May 08, 2026   
Health Law Weekly

Maryland Appeals Court Says Hospital Not Immune from Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Former Psychiatric Patient Killed His Wife

  • May 08, 2026
  • Written by AHLA Legal Staff

A hospital had a duty to warn a patient’s wife that he expressed homicidal ideation during his stay at the facility for inpatient psychiatric treatment before discharging him to her care, a Maryland appeals court held.

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