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DEVASIER v. JAMES

Nos. 2007-SC-000130-DG, 2007-SC-000365-DG.

278 S.W.3d 625 (2009)

Lois DEVASIER (As Administratrix Of The Estate Of Kenneitha Crady), Appellant/Cross Appellee, v. William JAMES, M.D., Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

February 19, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Joseph Hershberg, Christopher A. Bates, Seiller Waterman, LLC, Louisville, KY, Counsel for Lois DeVasier (As Administratrix Of The Estate Of Kenneitha Crady).

Walter Gregory King, Amy Olive Wheeler, Stoll, Keenon, Ogden, PLLC Louisville, KY, Counsel for William James, M.D.

Opinion of The Court By Justice VENTERS.

This case arises from the death of Kenneitha Crady at the hands of her boyfriend, Rene Cissell. It is the first instance in which this Court has been called upon to interpret the language of KRS 202A.400.1 Appellee, Dr. William James, is a psychiatrist who treated Cissell. Appellant, Lois DeVasier, is the administratrix of Crady's estate. Because we agree with the conclusion of the Court of Appeals...

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