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SMITS v. PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES

A20-0711.

979 N.W.2d 436 (2022)

David SMITS, AS TRUSTEE FOR the next of kin for Brian SHORT, Karen Short, Madison Short, Cole Short, Brooklyn Short, Respondent, v. PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES, et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: September 7, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald J. Schutz , Patrick M. Arenz , Brenda L. Joly , Robins Kaplan LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Marc R. Stanley , Scott Kitner , Stanley Law Group, Dallas, Texas, for respondent.

Aaron D. Van Oort , Emily Zambrana , Hannah M. Leiendecker , Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Mark A. Solheim , Anthony J. Novak , Kevin T. McCarthy , Larson King, LLP, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for appellants.

Mark R. Bradford , Bassford Remele, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amici curiae American Medical Association, Minnesota Medical Association, and Minnesota Hospital Association.

Christopher Kubacki , Kubacki Law PLLC, Treasure Island, Florida, for amicus curiae Brady United Against Gun Violence.

James W. Balmer , Falsani, Balmer, Peterson & Balmer, Duluth, Minnesota, for amici curiae David Healy, M.D., Data Based Medicine, WoodyMatters, & Kim Witczak.

Brock J. Specht , Robert L. Schug , Nichols Kaster, PLLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Jessie B. Mishkin , Sarah M. Sternlieb , Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, New York, for amici curiae Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund and Battered Women's Justice Project.

Matthew J. Barber , Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, PA, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amici curiae Frederic G. Reamer, Ph.D, and Ofer Zur, Ph.D.

Patrick Stoneking , Jeff Anderson & Associates PA, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota Association for Justice.

Dyan J. Ebert , Steven R. Schwegman , Ryan L. Paukert , Quinlivan & Hughes, PA, Saint Cloud, Minnesota; and Richard J. Thomas , Burke & Thomas, PLLP, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association.

Christopher W. Madel , Matthew J.M. Pelikan , Madel PA, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Scholars Regarding Mental Health Care and Harm to Family and Community.

Shaun D. Redford , Olson, Redford & Wahlberg, PA, Edina, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Scientists and Clinicians for Effective and Ethical Mental Health Treatments.

OPINION & DISSENT1

After receiving outpatient treatment for anxiety and depression for approximately 3 months, Brian Short purchased a shotgun and killed his wife, his three children, and then himself. Respondent, the trustee for the next of kin of the five Short family members, brought...

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