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A 42-year-old woman was involuntarily transferred from a community hospital to psychiatric facility after her attempted suicide. At the receiving facility, she was placed in an all-male ward, where she said she was sexually assaulted. A jury returned a verdict of $150,000, that was offset by her contributory negligence.

Legal Review & Commentary: Attack in a psychiatric facility leads to $100,000 judgment