-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 01-01-15 18:07:17 EST, you write: << http://search.tribnet.com/archive/archive30/0113b11.html Man wins therapy lawsuit $2.1 MILLION: Autistic man alleged therapist tried to erase part of his brain, make him killer 01/13/2001 Sarah Duran; The News Tribune A Pierce County jury Friday awarded the family of an autistic Spokane man $2.1 million in a lawsuit that contended his former neuropsychiatrist tried to erase part of his brain and turn him into a trained killer. Stephen Drummond, 30, was not present when the verdict was announced. However, his mother, Jeanie Drummond, said she was pleased by the verdict. "It's very fair and reasonable," she said, adding, "There's no amount of money that can make up for his losses." An attorney representing the estate of Gig Harbor neuropsychiatrist Donald Dudley, who died in October, declined comment after the jury's decision. The verdict was the fourth-largest of its kind nationally in a case involving psychotherapy negligence, said one of the Drummonds' attorneys. "This record verdict demonstrates again that the legal system will enforce the law against incompetent and dangerous psychotherapists," said Christopher Barden, a Salt Lake City psychologist and attorney who worked on the Drummond case. Stephen Drummond's parents filed the lawsuit on his behalf in 1998. It contended Dudley used drugs and hypnotic suggestions to train an army of killers from the ranks of his patients. The suit sought damages, contending Stephen Drummond never will be able to work or live on his own because of Dudley's negligence. Attorneys representing Dudley said Stephen Drummond's decline was a normal part of his autism and had nothing to do with Dudley's treatment. Jurors heard evidence for about four weeks and deliberated almost two days. Juror Joan Lane of Tacoma said it was a difficult decision, partly because it is hard to put a price on Stephen Drummond's losses. "We agreed that some of what (Dudley) did was harmful," Lane said. "But we also agreed it was something (Stephen Drummond) was born with." Dudley treated Stephen Drummond for a seizure disorder from 1989 to 1992. He saw his patient eight times in 1989, 13 times in 1990, once in 1991 and six times in 1992. The Drummonds' attorneys said the drugs Dudley prescribed made his patient psychotic and delusional - symptoms not usually associated with autism. During a therapy fishing trip in October 1990, Dudley injected Stephen Drummond with sodium amytal, a powerful sedative, the attorneys say. Dudley's files said he intended to erase part of his brain and implant a new one. By February 1992, Stephen Drummond sat in his room all day, talking to himself, his attorneys say. He didn't drive nor bathe and needed constant care. Worried about her son's care under Dudley, Jeanie Drummond confronted Dudley in November 1992. He told her he was going to take over hospitals, police forces and schools, and that she was fortunate he wanted her son to be one of his trained soldiers, his attorneys say. That prompted the Drummonds to end their son's treatment with Dudley. Meanwhile, Dudley's license to practice was suspended in 1993 after he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In addition, Bellevue police found him with an arsenal of guns in a hotel room where he was treating a suicidal 15-year-old boy. - - - * Staff writer Sarah Duran covers Pierce County courts. Reach her at 253-597-8660 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] © The News Tribune >> __________ EcoNews Service - Always online for Exopolitics & a Universe Ecology. EcoNews http://www.ecologynews.com/ Prague http://mujweb.cz/www/ecologynews/ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
