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July 19, 2024   
Health Law Weekly

U.S. Court in New York Rejects Action Against Health Care Providers over Involuntary Commitment

  • July 19, 2024

A patient who was involuntarily committed for 11 days could not bring claims for alleged violations of her Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights against her health care providers because they were not state actors, a federal court in New York held July 15.

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