Legal Opinion
Tompkins v. Cyr
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 28, 2000No. 98-10295PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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 perform abortions. That made him a target of a Dallas anti-abortion group called the Dallas Pro-Life Action League (“Dallas PLAN”). In October 1992, the Dallas…
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