Wanex v. Provident State Bank of Preston

The American Psychiatric Association has declared, in clear and unmistakable terms, that sexual intimacies between a psychiatrist and his or her patient are unethical and forbidden. As noted by L. Jorgenson, R. Randles, and L. Strasburger, The Furor Over Psychotherapist-Patient Sexual Contact: New Solutions To An Old Problem, 32 Wm. and Mary L.Rev. 645, 647 (1991), the import of this ethical injunction, and others like it, is a clarion proclamation that "Its Never O.K." And yet, unfortunately, it occurs. According to Mr. James J. Homer, it occurred between the defendant, S. Eugene Long, M.D., and Mr. Homers wife, Vicki Homer, and it led, ultimately, to the breakup of the Homer marriage. He seeks damages from Dr. Long for breach of contract, negligence, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.