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TOMPKINS v. CYR

No. 98-10295.

202 F.3d 770 (2000)

Norman T. TOMPKINS, M.D.; Carolyn Tompkins, Plaintiffs-Counter Defendants-Appellees, v. Thomas CYR, et al., Defendants, Louis Farinholt, Defendant-Appellant, Thomas Cyr; Phillip Benham; Oldrich Tomanek; Marilyn Farinholt; Carla Michele; Joan Blinn; Richard Blinn; David Case; Debra Case; Laura Tellier; Carol A. Hogan; John Wesley Thompson; L.V. Spurlock; Brenda Spurlock; Cynthia V. Brown; Gregory J. Hawley; Nicholas J. Wurth; Reginald Harris; Ron A. Zajac; Dale A. Rasche; Ilene E. Coventry; Marco A. Medina; James M. Fennell, Jr.; Phyllis A. Hall; David Hall; Jonathan E. Hodges; Ann Hollacher, Defendants-Counter Claimants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 28, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Eyring Turley, Turley & Stutz, R. Windle Turley, Patrick Carter Patterson (argued), Law Office of Windle Turley, Dallas, TX, for Norman and Carolyn Tompkins.

Eugene Zemp DuBose (argued), Dallas, TX, for Farinholt.

William Charles Bundren (argued), Wm. Charles Bundren & Associates, Dallas, TX, for Cyr.

Before JOLLY and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and SARAH S. VANCE, District Judge.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents a chronicle of abortion protestors whose means of protesting the medical practice of a doctor, who performed abortions, exceeded the means permitted by law. The jury returned a verdict of approximately $8 million. We review the trial and verdict in this appeal.

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Doctor Norman T. Tompkins used to specialize in obstetrics and gynecology. As part of his practice, he would periodically...

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