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BARRETT v. UNITED STATES

No. 76 Civ. 381 (CBM)

646 F.Supp. 1345 (1986)

Elizabeth BARRETT, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Harold Blauer, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, James Cattell, Newton Bigelow, Estate of Amedeo S. Marrazzi, Van M. Sim, Herbert K. Greer, Frederick C. Lough, Estate of Harris J. North, William M. Creasy, and George S. Leonard Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

October 8, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baer Marks & Upham, by Deborah Linfield, New York City, for plaintiff.

Rudolph W. Giuliani, U.S. Atty., D.N.Y. by Beth A. Kaswan, New York City, for defendants.

OPINION

MOTLEY, Chief Judge.

This action arises from the death of Harold Blauer on January 8, 1953 as the result of injections of synthetic mescaline compounds he was given at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Shortly after Mr. Blauer's death, his ex-wife brought an action against the State of New York on behalf of the estate, which she eventually settled.

In 1975 it was disclosed that the drug compounds injected into Mr. Blauer had been...

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