Dooley v. Skodnek
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
In April 1978 the plaintiff Patricia Ann Dooley (hereinafter the plaintiff) came under the care of the defendant, a psychiatrist, while she was hospitalized at a psychiatric institution after having made a suicide attempt. The plaintiff remained under the defendant’s care through July 1980 during which time the defendant prescribed the antipsychotic drug Mellaril. It is undisputed that Mellaril caused the plaintiff to suffer pigmentary retinopathy, resulting in her being rendered legally blind.
At the trial, the plaintiff presented evidence of both negligence on the part of…
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