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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Jan. 7, 2003

Children of Slain Mom Can't Sue Therapist

LOS ANGELES - The children of a San Diego woman who was murdered by her husband cannot sue their father's therapists for failing to prevent the killing, a state appeals court said Friday.

By Katherine Gaidos
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - The children of a San Diego woman who was murdered by her husband cannot sue their father's therapists for failing to prevent the killing, a state appeals court said Friday.
        Kevin Silvas shot his 23-year-old wife Carolina Silvas in 1997...

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