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LINDLEY v. HAMILTON

Nos. 87-4957, 88-4372.

883 F.2d 360 (1989)

Ophelia B. LINDLEY and John J. Lindley, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. George C. HAMILTON, Jr., M.D., et al., Defendants, and SK & F Co., Inc., Defendant-Appellee. Ophelia B. LINDLEY and John J. Lindley, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. George C. HAMILTON, Jr., M.D., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 15, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Nobles, Jr., Jackson, Miss., Stratton Bull, Jr., John T. Green, Natchez, Miss., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Thomas E. Williams, Christy D. Jones, Jackson, Miss., for defendant-appellee in No. 87-4957.

Mildred M. Morris, Jimmie B. Reynolds, Jr., Jackson, Miss., for defendant-appellee in No. 88-4372.

Before GEE, REAVLEY, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Facts

Ophelia Lindley suffers from tardive dyskinesia, a movement disorder. From 1969 to 1983 Lindley was treated by Dr. George C. Hamilton, a psychiatrist, for depression. During the first four years of Lindley's treatment, Dr. Hamilton prescribed stelazine to combat her depression. Stelazine is an anti-psychotic or neuroleptic medication derived from phenothiazine. When prescribed for long periods of time, stelazine can cause...

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