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Quotation from Youngberg v. Romeo by Supreme Court of the United States
“the decision, if made by a professional, is presumptively valid; liability may be imposed only when the decision by the professional is such a substantial departure from accepted professional judgment, practice, or standards as to demonstrate that the person responsible actually did not base the decision on such a judgment.”
Youngberg v. Romeo, Opinion of the Court (Justice Powell), Part III-B (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Justice Powell states the professional-judgment standard that became the case's lasting rule.
Citation: "the decision, if made by a professional, is presumptively valid; liability may be imposed only when the decision by the professional is such a substantial departure from accepted professional judgment, practice, or standards as to demonstrate that the person responsible actually did not base the decision on such a judgment." — Supreme Court of the United States, Youngberg v. Romeo, Opinion of the Court (Justice Powell), Part III-B (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id youngberg-v-romeo-q3)
Portrait: US Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell - 1976 official portrait, Color negative by Robert S. Oakes, Public domain.
