Halcion Made Me Do It: New Liability and a New Defense-Fear and Loathing in the Halcion Paper Chase
TP Myers - U. Cin. L. Rev., 1993 - HeinOnline
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U. Cin. L. Rev., 1993•HeinOnlineIn 1987, William Freeman killed his best friend, Donny Hazelwood, by shooting him in the
head at a hunting cabin.'At his trial, Freeman could not answer why he had shot his best
friend, and he was subsequently convicted of murder. 2 Furthermore, Freeman's long-term
use of what was supposed to be a very short-term drug, Halcion, was never raised as a
defense in his 1987 murder trial. 3 In 1989, Freeman's family sued the Upjohn Company ("
Upjohn"), claiming that Freeman had suffered a homicidal reaction to his prescription …
head at a hunting cabin.'At his trial, Freeman could not answer why he had shot his best
friend, and he was subsequently convicted of murder. 2 Furthermore, Freeman's long-term
use of what was supposed to be a very short-term drug, Halcion, was never raised as a
defense in his 1987 murder trial. 3 In 1989, Freeman's family sued the Upjohn Company ("
Upjohn"), claiming that Freeman had suffered a homicidal reaction to his prescription …
In 1987, William Freeman killed his best friend, Donny Hazelwood, by shooting him in the head at a hunting cabin.'At his trial, Freeman could not answer why he had shot his best friend, and he was subsequently convicted of murder. 2 Furthermore, Freeman's long-term use of what was supposed to be a very short-term drug, Halcion, was never raised as a defense in his 1987 murder trial. 3 In 1989, Freeman's family sued the Upjohn Company (" Upjohn"), claiming that Freeman had suffered a homicidal reaction to his prescription sleeping pills. 4 The sleeping pills, manufactured solely by Upjohn under the brand name Halcion, were, at the time, the most widely prescribed in the world. 5 Freeman's family alleged that
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