Legal Opinion
Ball Memorial Hospital, Inc. v. Fair
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided March 2, 2015No. 18A02-1405-CT-316PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRADFORD, Judge.
Case Summary
[1] Suwanna Dickey was receiving treatment for mental health issues when she became acutely psychotic and was admitted to Appellant-Defendant Ball Memorial Hospital. While at Ball Memorial, Appellees-Defendants Dr. Izzet Yazgan and Meridian Services Corporation provided medical care and psychological services to Dickey. Initially, Dr. Yazgan prescribed Dickey Geodon and later switched to risperidone (a/k/a Risperdal). At approximately 12:80 p.m. on April 12, 2008, Dickey died.
[2] In September of 2009, Appellee-Plaintiff L. Gail Fair, as personal representative of…
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- Galindo v. ChristensenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991
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