Date: 01-27-2010

Case Style: Linda Smith v. Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital, Inc.

Case Number: CJ-2007-3328

Judge: P. Thomas Thornbrugh

Court: District Court, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Frank Frasier and Jodi Todd Fraiser, Fraiser & Hickman, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Defendant's Attorney: Mike Barkley and Fred Will Demier, The Barkley Law Firm, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Description: Linda Smith sued Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital, Inc. on a medical negligence theory (medical malpractice) claiming that Defendant failed to exercise due care in the care and treatment of her Father and, as a direct result, he was able to commit suicide while a patient at Defendant's facilities. Plaintiff claimed that Defendant's staff failed to adequately monitor her father and as a result he was able to successfully kill himself while under treatment for attempting to kill himself.

The defenses asserted by Defendant are not available.

Outcome: Nine to three verdict for Defendant in 35 minutes.

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