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BARRETT v. U.S.

No. 76 Civ. 381 (CBM).

660 F.Supp. 1291 (1987)

Elizabeth BARRETT, As Administratrix of the Estate of Harold Blauer, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

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

May 5, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baer Marks & Upham, New York City by Eugene R. Scheiman, Deborah R. Linfield, Richard Kelly, for plaintiff.

Rudolph W. Giuliani, U.S. Atty., New York City, by Beth A. Kaswan, Richard M. Schwartz, for defendant.

OPINION

MOTLEY, District Judge.

This court is faced with assessing a sad episode in the conduct of the United States Government and a personal tragedy for an unsuspecting victim and his family. The case arises from the death of Harold Blauer, a mental patient who died in 1953 as a guinea pig in an experiment to test potential chemical warfare agents for the United States Army. Rather than admit its role in Blauer's death, the Government covered up its involvement...

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