BLOCK v. GOMEZ

No. 94-1085.

201 Wis.2d 795 (1996)

549 N.W.2d 783

Denise BLOCK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Anthony GOMEZ, Dr. Robert Kahn, Chris Howard, Nell Kendrick, Milwaukee Health Services System, d/b/a The 27th Street Clinic, State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Co., Western Clinical Health Services of Milwaukee, Coral Health Services, Inc., Western Clinical Health Services B, Inc., and Western Clinical Health Services G, Inc., Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided April 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Randall L. Nash of O'Neil, Cannon & Hollman, S.C., of Milwaukee.

For the defendants-respondents the cause was submitted on the briefs of William J. Katt and Vicki L. Arrowood of Kasdorf, Lewis & Swietlik, S.C., of Milwaukee.

Before Wedemeyer, P.J., Sullivan and Fine, JJ.


SULLIVAN, J.

Denise Block filed suit against her drug abuse counselor, Anthony Gomez, and his employer, the 27th Street Clinic. At issue was a sexual relationship between Block and Gomez that occurred during her treatment with Gomez. She alleged, among other things, that Gomez: (1) violated § 895.70, STATS., entitling her to punitive damages; (2) breached fiduciary duties he owed to Block; (3) assaulted and battered Block; and (4) intentionally inflicted emotional...

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