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3542 REVIEW DENIED A hospital's immunity for injuries sustained by a patient being held involuntarily under the LantermanPetrisShort Act extends to claims based on circumstances inherent in an involuntary detention, including evaluation, treatment, and the administration of medicine without consent, but does not extend to other negligent, intentional, or criminal acts coincidentally committed during the course of the detention.
JACOBS v GROSSMONT HOSPITAL (Hospital Immunity) 108 CA4 69 [See: W&IC 5278, 5150; Heater v Southwood 42 CA4 1068, T/AT 3/96]
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