Stanley Is Seeking Help from a Psychiatrist

Multiple Choice

Stanley is seeking help from a psychiatrist. After multiple sessions, he tells his psychiatrist that he has fantasies about killing a girl. Months later, Stanley actually kills the girl he spoke about during his sessions with the psychiatrist. In addition to the psychiatrist being tried for the girl's murder, the parents of the deceased sue her for damages because she didn't warn the police of the potential threat. The lawsuit filed by the deceased girl's parents is called:

A) stare decisis.
B) a tort.
C) lex talionis.
D) malum prohibitum.