Briefly Summarize the Facts of the Tarasoff Case and Its

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The Answer is A client at a university counseling center told his therapist of his intention to kill his girlfriend (Tatiana Tarasoff). The therapist informed campus police but not the potential victim. Later, the client killed the girlfriend, and her family sued. The result of the lawsuit was that the therapist was found liable for failure to warn the victim of the danger. The primary implication is that therapists now have a "duty to warn" potential victims when they are credibly informed by clients of an intent to harm.

Briefly Summarize the Facts of the Tarasoff Case and Its

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