LACKEY v. BRESSLER

No. 8622SC1164.

358 S.E.2d 560 (1987)

Patricia LACKEY v. Bernard BRESSLER, M.D., William H. Beute, M.D., Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, John Doe, Mary Roe, Doe Medical Center, Smithkline Corporation and MacNeilab, Inc.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 4, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Avery, Crosswhite & Whittenton, by William E. Crosswhite, Statesville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Patterson, Dilthey, Clay, Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog, by Robert M. Clay and David H. Batten, Raleigh, for defendants-appellees, Bernard Bressler, M.D., Duke University and Duke University Medical Center.


ORR, Judge.

In support of her claims against defendants, plaintiff's complaint made the following allegations.

From 1969 to 1 May 1979, plaintiff sought and received medical treatment for a neurological condition and psychiatric difficulties from Duke University Medical Center. As part of this treatment in May 1971, Dr. Bressler, a psychiatrist with the psychiatric unit of Duke Medical Center, placed plaintiff on a drug regimen, which included the neurological...

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