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Barrett v. Hoffman

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided August 27, 1981No. 76 Civ. 381 (LWP), 76 Civ. 1061 (LWP) and 78 Civ. 3762 (LWP)PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

PIERCE, District Judge.

These actions arise from the tragic death of Harold Blauer on January 8, 1953 at the New York State Psychiatric Institute (“the Institute”). The 42 year old Blauer had been voluntarily admitted to the Institute for psychiatric treatment following shock therapy at Bellevue Hospital. Shortly after his death Blauer’s ex-wife commenced an action on behalf of the Estate against the State of New York in the New York State Court of Claims for wrongful death and negligence in administering to Blauer injections of allegedly toxic substances. The Estate settled…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Barrett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
  2. Resolution Trust Corporation v. North Bridge Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  3. Barrett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
  4. Kathleen Dubose v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  5. Johnson v. Nyack HospitalDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1995

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