Legal Opinion
Bachynsky v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided March 3, 1988No. 05-86-00699-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HECHT, Justice.
The State of Texas sued Dr. Nicholas Bachynsky and five related weight-loss clinics (collectively “Bachynsky”). The gravamen of the State’s allegations is that Bachynsky used the drug Dinitrophenol (“DNP”) in his weight-loss programs even though it is a toxic herbicide never approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration as safe for human consumption. The State alleges violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices— Consumer Protection Act1 and the Texas Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act.2 The State also alleges that Bachynsky was negligent in prescribing DNP for his…
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