{"id":24020,"date":"2015-03-28T14:31:06","date_gmt":"2015-03-28T18:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=24020"},"modified":"2015-03-28T14:31:06","modified_gmt":"2015-03-28T18:31:06","slug":"man-forcibly-committed-to-psych-hospital-sues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=24020","title":{"rendered":"Man forcibly committed to psych hospital sues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Uh-oh. And you know, this can happen:<\/p>\n

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Suit Over Involuntary Mental Health Commitment Proceeds<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

Mark Hamblett<\/a>, New York Law Journal<\/small>

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The line between state and private action is at issue in the forced commitment of a Suffolk County man who is suing after being confined at a private hospital for 10 days by two private doctors who allegedly took the word of a state doctor and did not examine him themselves.<\/em><\/p>\n

This lawsuit may wind up changing laws and rules governing psychiatric commitments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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