Marasovic v. State

In Marasovic v. State, 45 Ill. Ct. Cl. 154 (1993), the claimant was an advocate for the Legal Services Foundation and was interviewing a resident at a State institution for the mentally retarded. While conducting her interview at the facility, claimant was attacked by another patient -- one who had a history of violent outbreaks. The Court found that: "The State breached its duty to prevent a patient in its control from attacking the claimant when that attack was entirely foreseeable given the previous history and nature of the attacker." Id. at 157.