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Melinda M. Binkley, Trustee on behalf of the heirs and next of kin of Kirk T. Lloyd, II, Respondent, v. Allina Health System, et al.. MN Hospital Immunity, Failure to Voluntarily Admit
In this appeal from Ramsey County, the Minnesota Court of Appeals held:
Decisions on whether to grant an individual’s request for voluntary admission under Minn. Stat. 253B.04 are immune from suit under Minn. Stat. 253B.23.
The plaintiff had brought the action after the defendant hospital failed to voluntarily admit her son, who later committed suicide.
No. A14-0794 (Minn. Ct. App. Feb. 9, 2015)
Please see the original opinion for the court's exact language.
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