85 Misc. 2d 456 - Barrett v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 federal appellate ·

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1. “As to the original claim, while it is now alleged that the fact that decedent died as a result of a secret drug experiment was kept from the administratrix, the petition filed in the Nassau County Surrogate’s Court for leave to compromise her cause of action for wrongful death, recited that the decedent died as a result of the administration of a drug and the cause of death was stated by the medical examiner’s office to be “coronary arterioscelerosis, sudden death after intravenous injection of a mescalin derivative, January 8, 1953.” Therefore, it is apparent to the court that the claimant had sufficient information regarding the death of the decedent to pursue her claim. The only thing that the claimant in that action did not have, was information pertaining to the involvement of the United States Government, through the Department of the Army. The Court must properly question what difference this information would have had with regard to that claim. There is no allegation that the judgment was insufficient or would have been in a greater sum had the withheld information been known.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Barrett v. United States