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Originally Posted by Petra5ed
Wow. Does this mean that lawyers actually get educated specifically on suing therapists in malpractice lawsuits!? I wouldn't think there would be much money in this kind of legal practice, no offense to you, but just because therapists as a group have almost no money. Out of curiosity, are sexual boundary violations covered by insurance?
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i had a lawyer who helped me win a lawsuit against a former T for sexual boundary violations. as the T was essentially bankrupt himself because his wife left him after i reported him to the board, we sued his malpractice insurance company. as it turns out there is a specific clause in some Ts insurance that says they will not pay money based on a sexual boundary violation. they will pay for anything else but if sex was involved they had no obligation to pay. well my attorney found some kind of a loophole i guess. there was a 50/50 chance that i would win the settlement and get money or i would not get anything and have to pay attorney fees. it turns out we won the settlement and i did get money. so some malpractice insurances have a clause about this and some dont. i actually think its pretty messed up.