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CLEMENSEN v. PROVIDENCE ALASKA MED. CENTER

No. S-12920.

203 P.3d 1148 (2009)

James CLEMENSEN, Appellant, v. PROVIDENCE ALASKA MEDICAL CENTER d/b/a Providence Alaska Health Systems And/Or Providence Health Systems-Washington, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

March 27, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Harren, Law Offices of Richard L. Harren, P.C., Wasilla, for Appellant.

Daniel W. Hickey and Anne M. Preston, Gruenstein & Hickey, Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before FABE, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, CARPENETI, and WINFREE, Justices.

OPINION

FABE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

In March 2003 James Clemensen assisted the hospital staff at Providence Alaska Medical Center in convincing his wife, Helen, that she should stay at Providence for an examination of her mental status. James claims that he was assured by Providence that by law the hospital could hold Helen for up to seventy-two hours and that it would not release Helen to anyone but him. The attending physician...

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