Lale Roberts v. Kathryn Salmi Lpc

Order Michigan Supreme Court

Lansing, Michigan September 16, 2015 Robert P. Young, Jr.,

Chief Justice Stephen J. Markman

Mary Beth Kelly 150919 Brian K. Zahra

Bridget M. McCormack

David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein,

LALE ROBERTS and JOAN ROBERTS, Justices

Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 150919

COA: 316068 Houghton CC: 2012-015075-NH KATHRYN SALMI, LPC, d/b/a SALMI CHRISTIAN COUNSELING,

Defendant-Appellant. ____________________________________/

On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the December 18, 2014 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall address whether a mental health professional has a duty of care to third parties who might foreseeably be harmed by the mental health professional’s use of techniques that cause a patient to have false memories of sexual abuse.

Persons or groups interested in the determination of the issue presented in this case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.

I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.

September 16, 2015 a0909

Clerk