Legal Opinion
Sutherland v. Estate of Ritter
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided April 19, 2007No. 2006-CA-00082-SCTPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶ 1. Aggrieved by the Hinds County Circuit Court's grant of summary judgment in favor the Estate of Robert M. Ritter, M.D., Robert Sutherland, a former patient of Dr. Ritter, appeals to us. Finding no error in the trial court's grant of summary judgment and dismissal of this case, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN THE TRIAL COURT
¶ 2. In June, 1999, Dr. Robert M. Ritter, a psychiatrist, prescribed for Robert Sutherland Zyprexa, a drug manufactured by Eli Lilly.1 Soon after, Sutherland developed side effects, including abnormal, involuntary movements by way of lip-licking and facial twitching.…
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