AZ: Liability of Mental Health Professionals for Harm to Third Parties by Patients Under Their Care

Overruling precedent, the Supreme Court of Arizona altered its Tarasoff-like rule.  Avitia v. Crisis Preparation & Recovery Inc., 536 P.3d 776, 778 (Ariz. 2023) (“[M]ental health professionals owe a duty to third parties based not on foreseeability of harm, but on their special relationship and public policy.”).