Catholic System Directors Not Liable for Negligence

Catholic System Directors Not Liable for Negligence

Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of suit by woman claiming injury because of Directives

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed dismissal of a suit brought against individual directors of Catholic Health Ministries by a woman who claimed she was injured because the Catholic hospital to which she went for treatment of a miscarriage during her pregnancy followed the Catholic Health Directives approved by CHM.  The Court, however, resolved the case without reaching a significant holding of the trial court that had acted previously.  (Means v.

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