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U.S. v. Auster, No. 07-30084 (5th Cir.) (517 F.3d 312) (February 11, 2008) (Judge Jerry E. Smith)

Loaded on Jan. 1, 2008 published in Punch and Jurists January 21, 2008
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege.

Although the psychotherapist-patient privilege has been recognized by the Supreme Court as a valid privilege (see, Jaffee v. Redmond, 518 U.S. 1 (1996)), the Circuit courts have disagreed over whether there is a dangerous-patient exception to that privilege. In other words, must the psychotherapist-patient privilege must give way if a ...

 

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