Legal Opinion
Patteson v. Astrazeneca, Lp
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 16, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2010-1760PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, District Judge.
In 2008, Plaintiff Kay Patteson’s doctor diagnosed her with tardive dyskinesia, a movement disorder characterized by repetitive, involuntary movements and uncontrollable muscular tics. Patteson then brought this suit against her former psychiatrist, Defendant John Maloney, M.D., who had prescribed Seroquel — an antipsychotic drug — to treat Patteson’s insomnia in 2006. She claims that the Seroquel caused her tardive dyskinesia. To establish that causal link, Patteson relies on expert testimony both from medical researchers and from her own…
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