Re: Kurt Danysh tool extra dose prozac whilst using marijuana

[Guest guest]

I completed an assessment of Kurt Danysh and thus can comment on some of this.There was marijuana use throughout Kurt's teen years, however, there was genetic testing that was provided by a forensic psychiatrist. Kurt was not able to metabolize this drug. There were some factors in Kurt's life that were difficult, but it appears that the drug is what lead him over the edge to committing a very tragic act.From: jeremy9282 <jeremybryce1953@...>Subject: Kurt Danysh tool extra dose prozac whilst using marijuanaSSRI medications Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 1:18 PM

is the DA telling the truth here Jim ...........did Danysh use marijuana & if so how can he blame prozac for pulling the trigger & not the weed?

or is this another one of those "failure to warn suits"

have you got the writ?

extract

"That latter claim isn't true, said Susquehanna County District Attorney Legg, who called the Danysh case "fascinating." Legg, who has been fighting Danysh's criminal appeals, said Danysh's father had secured a protection-from-abuse order against his son.

On the day of the murder, the younger Danysh stole a gun from a friend's house and walked to his father's home, Legg said. He said Danysh made his father kneel and shot him in the back of the head.

Danysh claimed from the start that Prozac made him kill, Legg said, but inconsistencies in his accounts of how he used the drug have undermined his credibility.

Legg said Danysh has claimed that he took Prozac as prescribed, that he took an extra dose of the drug and that he took Prozac while using marijuana.

"I think the district attorney at the time considered all that" in allowing Danysh to plead to third-degree murder rather than pushing for a first-degree murder conviction, Legg said

"

>> http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/129100290816810.xml & coll=1> > > PROZAC LAWSUIT> > *Inmate says drug prompted him to kill father*> Monday, November 29, 2010> BY MATT MILLER mmiller@...> > For 14 years, Kurt Danysh has been sitting in prison, serving time for a > murder he claims Prozac prompted him to commit.> > The Susquehanna County man was 18 and had just started taking the > anti-depressant drug when he killed his father in 1996 by having him > kneel and shooting him in the back of the head.> > Danysh has claimed since his arrest that Prozac altered his mind and > made him a killer.> > Years of appeals to the state and federal courts have failed to overturn > the 221/2- to 60-year

prison sentence he received after pleading guilty > to third-degree murder.> > Danysh now is waging a different kind of court fight. He is suing drug > giant Eli Lilly & Co., maker of Prozac, in federal court.> > Danysh claims that at the time of his father's slaying company officials > were hiding evidence that Prozac can cause suicidal and homicidal > thoughts in some users. He also contends that Eli Lilly officials lied > to state police, saying his Prozac use couldn't have played a role in > the slaying.> > Eli Lilly has issued a blanket denial of the charges leveled by Danysh, > who seeks more than $100,000 in damages on accusations of fraud and > negligence.> > "There is no credible scientific evidence that establishes a causal > connection between Prozac and violent behavior," said Sonja Popp-Stahly, > an Eli Lilly

spokeswoman. "To the contrary, scientific evidence shows > that Prozac and other anti-depressant medications appear to reduce these > behaviors."> > Danysh originally filed suit in Dauphin County Court. Eli Lilly shifted > it to federal court, arguing that it is an interstate case because the > firm is based in the state of Indiana.> > The Danysh case is among scores of lawsuits across the nation regarding > the effects of Prozac and other anti-depressants. Most have involved the > now-established risk that such drugs can cause suicidal thoughts in some > patients.> > Danysh's suit is among a relative handful that claim an anti-depressant > prompted someone to kill, said Roseann B. Termini, an adjunct professor > and food and drug law expert at Widener Law School.> > Such cases are difficult for plaintiffs to make, she said, especially

> since there is little, if any, medical means to link Prozac use to > violent behavior in a specific individual.> > "The results of these suits have been varied," Termini said.> > One of the most high-profile cases was fought in state court in Kentucky > over a mass killing committed by a Prozac user in September 1989.> > That patient, ph T. Wesbecker, who was on disability for mental > illness, fatally shot eight people at a Louisville printing company > where he had worked, then committed suicide.> > Survivors of the shooting sued Eli Lilly, but a jury ruled in favor of > the company. Years later it was learned that the company and the > plaintiffs had reached a confidential settlement just before the trial > ended.> > In his suit, Danysh, an inmate of the state prison at Frackville, > contends that he was

prescribed Prozac just days before his father's > murder. He has always maintained that the drug put him into a homicidal > trance.> > That contention is the central theme of a website, www.kurtdanysh.com, > that espouses his cause.> > Danysh claims Eli Lilly officials had been getting reports since 1990 > that Prozac had in some cases "induced violence resulting in homicide," > yet didn't alert doctors or include warnings on packaging of the drug.> > Danysh claims he wasn't violent before being prescribed Prozac. He > claims he had a "non-adversarial" relationship with his father.> > That latter claim isn't true, said Susquehanna County District Attorney > Legg, who called the Danysh case "fascinating." Legg, who has been > fighting Danysh's criminal appeals, said Danysh's father had secured a > protection-from-abuse order

against his son.> > On the day of the murder, the younger Danysh stole a gun from a friend's > house and walked to his father's home, Legg said. He said Danysh made > his father kneel and shot him in the back of the head.> > Danysh claimed from the start that Prozac made him kill, Legg said, but > inconsistencies in his accounts of how he used the drug have undermined > his credibility.> > Legg said Danysh has claimed that he took Prozac as prescribed, that he > took an extra dose of the drug and that he took Prozac while using > marijuana.> > "I think the district attorney at the time considered all that" in > allowing Danysh to plead to third-degree murder rather than pushing for > a first-degree murder conviction, Legg said.> > "In Kurt's case, he was given the benefit of the doubt," he said. "I > still think the

resolution Kurt got was the right one."> > Still, he said, such cases are difficult since there is really no way to > prove or disprove a defendant's drug reaction claim.> > "Prosecutors who want to do the right thing always struggle with these > cases," Legg said. "If you buy what the defendant is saying, and you're > wrong, they could escape some level of justice."> > Prozac has been available in the U.S. since 1987. It was on the market > for more than a decade before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration > required that its labeling include a warning that anti-depressant drugs > can cause suicidal thoughts in some children and young adults.> > "Some people may have a particularly high risk of having suicidal > thoughts or actions," FDA warnings state.> > Sandy Walsh, an FDA spokeswoman, said all anti-depressants must be >

dispensed with agency-approved medication guides outlining their risks.> > Lasher Todd, a spokeswoman for the American Medical Association, > said her group doesn't have any policy regarding Prozac.> > Termini said one reason suits such as Danysh's face daunting legal > obstacles is that the FDA has such a tough and thorough process for > vetting drugs before they are allowed on the market.> > Also, she said, a main issue that often arises in such suits is whether > the drug user was taking the medication exactly as prescribed or if they > took it improperly or with alcohol or other prescription or illegal drugs.> > The only certainty, Termini said, is that given the increasing use of > medications by Americans, more and more suits over prescription drug are > likely to be filed.>

[Guest guest]

I completed an assessment of Kurt Danysh and thus can comment on some of this.There was marijuana use throughout Kurt's teen years, however, there was genetic testing that was provided by a forensic psychiatrist. Kurt was not able to metabolize this drug. There were some factors in Kurt's life that were difficult, but it appears that the drug is what lead him over the edge to committing a very tragic act.From: jeremy9282 <jeremybryce1953@...>Subject: Kurt Danysh tool extra dose prozac whilst using marijuanaSSRI medications Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 1:18 PM

is the DA telling the truth here Jim ...........did Danysh use marijuana & if so how can he blame prozac for pulling the trigger & not the weed?

or is this another one of those "failure to warn suits"

have you got the writ?

extract

"That latter claim isn't true, said Susquehanna County District Attorney Legg, who called the Danysh case "fascinating." Legg, who has been fighting Danysh's criminal appeals, said Danysh's father had secured a protection-from-abuse order against his son.

On the day of the murder, the younger Danysh stole a gun from a friend's house and walked to his father's home, Legg said. He said Danysh made his father kneel and shot him in the back of the head.

Danysh claimed from the start that Prozac made him kill, Legg said, but inconsistencies in his accounts of how he used the drug have undermined his credibility.

Legg said Danysh has claimed that he took Prozac as prescribed, that he took an extra dose of the drug and that he took Prozac while using marijuana.

"I think the district attorney at the time considered all that" in allowing Danysh to plead to third-degree murder rather than pushing for a first-degree murder conviction, Legg said

"

>> http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/129100290816810.xml & coll=1> > > PROZAC LAWSUIT> > *Inmate says drug prompted him to kill father*> Monday, November 29, 2010> BY MATT MILLER mmiller@...> > For 14 years, Kurt Danysh has been sitting in prison, serving time for a > murder he claims Prozac prompted him to commit.> > The Susquehanna County man was 18 and had just started taking the > anti-depressant drug when he killed his father in 1996 by having him > kneel and shooting him in the back of the head.> > Danysh has claimed since his arrest that Prozac altered his mind and > made him a killer.> > Years of appeals to the state and federal courts have failed to overturn > the 221/2- to 60-year

prison sentence he received after pleading guilty > to third-degree murder.> > Danysh now is waging a different kind of court fight. He is suing drug > giant Eli Lilly & Co., maker of Prozac, in federal court.> > Danysh claims that at the time of his father's slaying company officials > were hiding evidence that Prozac can cause suicidal and homicidal > thoughts in some users. He also contends that Eli Lilly officials lied > to state police, saying his Prozac use couldn't have played a role in > the slaying.> > Eli Lilly has issued a blanket denial of the charges leveled by Danysh, > who seeks more than $100,000 in damages on accusations of fraud and > negligence.> > "There is no credible scientific evidence that establishes a causal > connection between Prozac and violent behavior," said Sonja Popp-Stahly, > an Eli Lilly

spokeswoman. "To the contrary, scientific evidence shows > that Prozac and other anti-depressant medications appear to reduce these > behaviors."> > Danysh originally filed suit in Dauphin County Court. Eli Lilly shifted > it to federal court, arguing that it is an interstate case because the > firm is based in the state of Indiana.> > The Danysh case is among scores of lawsuits across the nation regarding > the effects of Prozac and other anti-depressants. Most have involved the > now-established risk that such drugs can cause suicidal thoughts in some > patients.> > Danysh's suit is among a relative handful that claim an anti-depressant > prompted someone to kill, said Roseann B. Termini, an adjunct professor > and food and drug law expert at Widener Law School.> > Such cases are difficult for plaintiffs to make, she said, especially

> since there is little, if any, medical means to link Prozac use to > violent behavior in a specific individual.> > "The results of these suits have been varied," Termini said.> > One of the most high-profile cases was fought in state court in Kentucky > over a mass killing committed by a Prozac user in September 1989.> > That patient, ph T. Wesbecker, who was on disability for mental > illness, fatally shot eight people at a Louisville printing company > where he had worked, then committed suicide.> > Survivors of the shooting sued Eli Lilly, but a jury ruled in favor of > the company. Years later it was learned that the company and the > plaintiffs had reached a confidential settlement just before the trial > ended.> > In his suit, Danysh, an inmate of the state prison at Frackville, > contends that he was

prescribed Prozac just days before his father's > murder. He has always maintained that the drug put him into a homicidal > trance.> > That contention is the central theme of a website, www.kurtdanysh.com, > that espouses his cause.> > Danysh claims Eli Lilly officials had been getting reports since 1990 > that Prozac had in some cases "induced violence resulting in homicide," > yet didn't alert doctors or include warnings on packaging of the drug.> > Danysh claims he wasn't violent before being prescribed Prozac. He > claims he had a "non-adversarial" relationship with his father.> > That latter claim isn't true, said Susquehanna County District Attorney > Legg, who called the Danysh case "fascinating." Legg, who has been > fighting Danysh's criminal appeals, said Danysh's father had secured a > protection-from-abuse order

against his son.> > On the day of the murder, the younger Danysh stole a gun from a friend's > house and walked to his father's home, Legg said. He said Danysh made > his father kneel and shot him in the back of the head.> > Danysh claimed from the start that Prozac made him kill, Legg said, but > inconsistencies in his accounts of how he used the drug have undermined > his credibility.> > Legg said Danysh has claimed that he took Prozac as prescribed, that he > took an extra dose of the drug and that he took Prozac while using > marijuana.> > "I think the district attorney at the time considered all that" in > allowing Danysh to plead to third-degree murder rather than pushing for > a first-degree murder conviction, Legg said.> > "In Kurt's case, he was given the benefit of the doubt," he said. "I > still think the

resolution Kurt got was the right one."> > Still, he said, such cases are difficult since there is really no way to > prove or disprove a defendant's drug reaction claim.> > "Prosecutors who want to do the right thing always struggle with these > cases," Legg said. "If you buy what the defendant is saying, and you're > wrong, they could escape some level of justice."> > Prozac has been available in the U.S. since 1987. It was on the market > for more than a decade before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration > required that its labeling include a warning that anti-depressant drugs > can cause suicidal thoughts in some children and young adults.> > "Some people may have a particularly high risk of having suicidal > thoughts or actions," FDA warnings state.> > Sandy Walsh, an FDA spokeswoman, said all anti-depressants must be >

dispensed with agency-approved medication guides outlining their risks.> > Lasher Todd, a spokeswoman for the American Medical Association, > said her group doesn't have any policy regarding Prozac.> > Termini said one reason suits such as Danysh's face daunting legal > obstacles is that the FDA has such a tough and thorough process for > vetting drugs before they are allowed on the market.> > Also, she said, a main issue that often arises in such suits is whether > the drug user was taking the medication exactly as prescribed or if they > took it improperly or with alcohol or other prescription or illegal drugs.> > The only certainty, Termini said, is that given the increasing use of > medications by Americans, more and more suits over prescription drug are > likely to be filed.>

[Guest guest]

I completed an assessment of Kurt Danysh and thus can comment on some of this.There was marijuana use throughout Kurt's teen years, however, there was genetic testing that was provided by a forensic psychiatrist. Kurt was not able to metabolize this drug. There were some factors in Kurt's life that were difficult, but it appears that the drug is what lead him over the edge to committing a very tragic act.From: jeremy9282 <jeremybryce1953@...>Subject: Kurt Danysh tool extra dose prozac whilst using marijuanaSSRI medications Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 1:18 PM

is the DA telling the truth here Jim ...........did Danysh use marijuana & if so how can he blame prozac for pulling the trigger & not the weed?

or is this another one of those "failure to warn suits"

have you got the writ?

extract

"That latter claim isn't true, said Susquehanna County District Attorney Legg, who called the Danysh case "fascinating." Legg, who has been fighting Danysh's criminal appeals, said Danysh's father had secured a protection-from-abuse order against his son.

On the day of the murder, the younger Danysh stole a gun from a friend's house and walked to his father's home, Legg said. He said Danysh made his father kneel and shot him in the back of the head.

Danysh claimed from the start that Prozac made him kill, Legg said, but inconsistencies in his accounts of how he used the drug have undermined his credibility.

Legg said Danysh has claimed that he took Prozac as prescribed, that he took an extra dose of the drug and that he took Prozac while using marijuana.

"I think the district attorney at the time considered all that" in allowing Danysh to plead to third-degree murder rather than pushing for a first-degree murder conviction, Legg said

"

>> http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/129100290816810.xml & coll=1> > > PROZAC LAWSUIT> > *Inmate says drug prompted him to kill father*> Monday, November 29, 2010> BY MATT MILLER mmiller@...> > For 14 years, Kurt Danysh has been sitting in prison, serving time for a > murder he claims Prozac prompted him to commit.> > The Susquehanna County man was 18 and had just started taking the > anti-depressant drug when he killed his father in 1996 by having him > kneel and shooting him in the back of the head.> > Danysh has claimed since his arrest that Prozac altered his mind and > made him a killer.> > Years of appeals to the state and federal courts have failed to overturn > the 221/2- to 60-year

prison sentence he received after pleading guilty > to third-degree murder.> > Danysh now is waging a different kind of court fight. He is suing drug > giant Eli Lilly & Co., maker of Prozac, in federal court.> > Danysh claims that at the time of his father's slaying company officials > were hiding evidence that Prozac can cause suicidal and homicidal > thoughts in some users. He also contends that Eli Lilly officials lied > to state police, saying his Prozac use couldn't have played a role in > the slaying.> > Eli Lilly has issued a blanket denial of the charges leveled by Danysh, > who seeks more than $100,000 in damages on accusations of fraud and > negligence.> > "There is no credible scientific evidence that establishes a causal > connection between Prozac and violent behavior," said Sonja Popp-Stahly, > an Eli Lilly

spokeswoman. "To the contrary, scientific evidence shows > that Prozac and other anti-depressant medications appear to reduce these > behaviors."> > Danysh originally filed suit in Dauphin County Court. Eli Lilly shifted > it to federal court, arguing that it is an interstate case because the > firm is based in the state of Indiana.> > The Danysh case is among scores of lawsuits across the nation regarding > the effects of Prozac and other anti-depressants. Most have involved the > now-established risk that such drugs can cause suicidal thoughts in some > patients.> > Danysh's suit is among a relative handful that claim an anti-depressant > prompted someone to kill, said Roseann B. Termini, an adjunct professor > and food and drug law expert at Widener Law School.> > Such cases are difficult for plaintiffs to make, she said, especially

> since there is little, if any, medical means to link Prozac use to > violent behavior in a specific individual.> > "The results of these suits have been varied," Termini said.> > One of the most high-profile cases was fought in state court in Kentucky > over a mass killing committed by a Prozac user in September 1989.> > That patient, ph T. Wesbecker, who was on disability for mental > illness, fatally shot eight people at a Louisville printing company > where he had worked, then committed suicide.> > Survivors of the shooting sued Eli Lilly, but a jury ruled in favor of > the company. Years later it was learned that the company and the > plaintiffs had reached a confidential settlement just before the trial > ended.> > In his suit, Danysh, an inmate of the state prison at Frackville, > contends that he was

prescribed Prozac just days before his father's > murder. He has always maintained that the drug put him into a homicidal > trance.> > That contention is the central theme of a website, www.kurtdanysh.com, > that espouses his cause.> > Danysh claims Eli Lilly officials had been getting reports since 1990 > that Prozac had in some cases "induced violence resulting in homicide," > yet didn't alert doctors or include warnings on packaging of the drug.> > Danysh claims he wasn't violent before being prescribed Prozac. He > claims he had a "non-adversarial" relationship with his father.> > That latter claim isn't true, said Susquehanna County District Attorney > Legg, who called the Danysh case "fascinating." Legg, who has been > fighting Danysh's criminal appeals, said Danysh's father had secured a > protection-from-abuse order

against his son.> > On the day of the murder, the younger Danysh stole a gun from a friend's > house and walked to his father's home, Legg said. He said Danysh made > his father kneel and shot him in the back of the head.> > Danysh claimed from the start that Prozac made him kill, Legg said, but > inconsistencies in his accounts of how he used the drug have undermined > his credibility.> > Legg said Danysh has claimed that he took Prozac as prescribed, that he > took an extra dose of the drug and that he took Prozac while using > marijuana.> > "I think the district attorney at the time considered all that" in > allowing Danysh to plead to third-degree murder rather than pushing for > a first-degree murder conviction, Legg said.> > "In Kurt's case, he was given the benefit of the doubt," he said. "I > still think the

resolution Kurt got was the right one."> > Still, he said, such cases are difficult since there is really no way to > prove or disprove a defendant's drug reaction claim.> > "Prosecutors who want to do the right thing always struggle with these > cases," Legg said. "If you buy what the defendant is saying, and you're > wrong, they could escape some level of justice."> > Prozac has been available in the U.S. since 1987. It was on the market > for more than a decade before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration > required that its labeling include a warning that anti-depressant drugs > can cause suicidal thoughts in some children and young adults.> > "Some people may have a particularly high risk of having suicidal > thoughts or actions," FDA warnings state.> > Sandy Walsh, an FDA spokeswoman, said all anti-depressants must be >

dispensed with agency-approved medication guides outlining their risks.> > Lasher Todd, a spokeswoman for the American Medical Association, > said her group doesn't have any policy regarding Prozac.> > Termini said one reason suits such as Danysh's face daunting legal > obstacles is that the FDA has such a tough and thorough process for > vetting drugs before they are allowed on the market.> > Also, she said, a main issue that often arises in such suits is whether > the drug user was taking the medication exactly as prescribed or if they > took it improperly or with alcohol or other prescription or illegal drugs.> > The only certainty, Termini said, is that given the increasing use of > medications by Americans, more and more suits over prescription drug are > likely to be filed.>

[Guest guest]

I completed an assessment of Kurt Danysh and thus can comment on some of this.There was marijuana use throughout Kurt's teen years, however, there was genetic testing that was provided by a forensic psychiatrist. Kurt was not able to metabolize this drug. There were some factors in Kurt's life that were difficult, but it appears that the drug is what lead him over the edge to committing a very tragic act.From: jeremy9282 <jeremybryce1953@...>Subject: Kurt Danysh tool extra dose prozac whilst using marijuanaSSRI medications Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 1:18 PM

is the DA telling the truth here Jim ...........did Danysh use marijuana & if so how can he blame prozac for pulling the trigger & not the weed?

or is this another one of those "failure to warn suits"

have you got the writ?

extract

"That latter claim isn't true, said Susquehanna County District Attorney Legg, who called the Danysh case "fascinating." Legg, who has been fighting Danysh's criminal appeals, said Danysh's father had secured a protection-from-abuse order against his son.

On the day of the murder, the younger Danysh stole a gun from a friend's house and walked to his father's home, Legg said. He said Danysh made his father kneel and shot him in the back of the head.

Danysh claimed from the start that Prozac made him kill, Legg said, but inconsistencies in his accounts of how he used the drug have undermined his credibility.

Legg said Danysh has claimed that he took Prozac as prescribed, that he took an extra dose of the drug and that he took Prozac while using marijuana.

"I think the district attorney at the time considered all that" in allowing Danysh to plead to third-degree murder rather than pushing for a first-degree murder conviction, Legg said

"

>> http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/129100290816810.xml & coll=1> > > PROZAC LAWSUIT> > *Inmate says drug prompted him to kill father*> Monday, November 29, 2010> BY MATT MILLER mmiller@...> > For 14 years, Kurt Danysh has been sitting in prison, serving time for a > murder he claims Prozac prompted him to commit.> > The Susquehanna County man was 18 and had just started taking the > anti-depressant drug when he killed his father in 1996 by having him > kneel and shooting him in the back of the head.> > Danysh has claimed since his arrest that Prozac altered his mind and > made him a killer.> > Years of appeals to the state and federal courts have failed to overturn > the 221/2- to 60-year

prison sentence he received after pleading guilty > to third-degree murder.> > Danysh now is waging a different kind of court fight. He is suing drug > giant Eli Lilly & Co., maker of Prozac, in federal court.> > Danysh claims that at the time of his father's slaying company officials > were hiding evidence that Prozac can cause suicidal and homicidal > thoughts in some users. He also contends that Eli Lilly officials lied > to state police, saying his Prozac use couldn't have played a role in > the slaying.> > Eli Lilly has issued a blanket denial of the charges leveled by Danysh, > who seeks more than $100,000 in damages on accusations of fraud and > negligence.> > "There is no credible scientific evidence that establishes a causal > connection between Prozac and violent behavior," said Sonja Popp-Stahly, > an Eli Lilly

spokeswoman. "To the contrary, scientific evidence shows > that Prozac and other anti-depressant medications appear to reduce these > behaviors."> > Danysh originally filed suit in Dauphin County Court. Eli Lilly shifted > it to federal court, arguing that it is an interstate case because the > firm is based in the state of Indiana.> > The Danysh case is among scores of lawsuits across the nation regarding > the effects of Prozac and other anti-depressants. Most have involved the > now-established risk that such drugs can cause suicidal thoughts in some > patients.> > Danysh's suit is among a relative handful that claim an anti-depressant > prompted someone to kill, said Roseann B. Termini, an adjunct professor > and food and drug law expert at Widener Law School.> > Such cases are difficult for plaintiffs to make, she said, especially

> since there is little, if any, medical means to link Prozac use to > violent behavior in a specific individual.> > "The results of these suits have been varied," Termini said.> > One of the most high-profile cases was fought in state court in Kentucky > over a mass killing committed by a Prozac user in September 1989.> > That patient, ph T. Wesbecker, who was on disability for mental > illness, fatally shot eight people at a Louisville printing company > where he had worked, then committed suicide.> > Survivors of the shooting sued Eli Lilly, but a jury ruled in favor of > the company. Years later it was learned that the company and the > plaintiffs had reached a confidential settlement just before the trial > ended.> > In his suit, Danysh, an inmate of the state prison at Frackville, > contends that he was

prescribed Prozac just days before his father's > murder. He has always maintained that the drug put him into a homicidal > trance.> > That contention is the central theme of a website, www.kurtdanysh.com, > that espouses his cause.> > Danysh claims Eli Lilly officials had been getting reports since 1990 > that Prozac had in some cases "induced violence resulting in homicide," > yet didn't alert doctors or include warnings on packaging of the drug.> > Danysh claims he wasn't violent before being prescribed Prozac. He > claims he had a "non-adversarial" relationship with his father.> > That latter claim isn't true, said Susquehanna County District Attorney > Legg, who called the Danysh case "fascinating." Legg, who has been > fighting Danysh's criminal appeals, said Danysh's father had secured a > protection-from-abuse order

against his son.> > On the day of the murder, the younger Danysh stole a gun from a friend's > house and walked to his father's home, Legg said. He said Danysh made > his father kneel and shot him in the back of the head.> > Danysh claimed from the start that Prozac made him kill, Legg said, but > inconsistencies in his accounts of how he used the drug have undermined > his credibility.> > Legg said Danysh has claimed that he took Prozac as prescribed, that he > took an extra dose of the drug and that he took Prozac while using > marijuana.> > "I think the district attorney at the time considered all that" in > allowing Danysh to plead to third-degree murder rather than pushing for > a first-degree murder conviction, Legg said.> > "In Kurt's case, he was given the benefit of the doubt," he said. "I > still think the

resolution Kurt got was the right one."> > Still, he said, such cases are difficult since there is really no way to > prove or disprove a defendant's drug reaction claim.> > "Prosecutors who want to do the right thing always struggle with these > cases," Legg said. "If you buy what the defendant is saying, and you're > wrong, they could escape some level of justice."> > Prozac has been available in the U.S. since 1987. It was on the market > for more than a decade before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration > required that its labeling include a warning that anti-depressant drugs > can cause suicidal thoughts in some children and young adults.> > "Some people may have a particularly high risk of having suicidal > thoughts or actions," FDA warnings state.> > Sandy Walsh, an FDA spokeswoman, said all anti-depressants must be >

dispensed with agency-approved medication guides outlining their risks.> > Lasher Todd, a spokeswoman for the American Medical Association, > said her group doesn't have any policy regarding Prozac.> > Termini said one reason suits such as Danysh's face daunting legal > obstacles is that the FDA has such a tough and thorough process for > vetting drugs before they are allowed on the market.> > Also, she said, a main issue that often arises in such suits is whether > the drug user was taking the medication exactly as prescribed or if they > took it improperly or with alcohol or other prescription or illegal drugs.> > The only certainty, Termini said, is that given the increasing use of > medications by Americans, more and more suits over prescription drug are > likely to be filed.>

[Guest guest]

Have you any idea what hapened at the 2008 appeal please, Dan?

Reports claim that Danysh had a CYp2D6 problem .........was this legally tested?

Are there any transcripts?

source

http://www.kurtdanysh.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=73 & sid=49e1a47496aeefdc4619dab8e378a5e0Contact Arthur S. Cohen, Esq. (814)695-5518 Email-ascatlaw@... NEW DNA EVIDENCE CAST DOUBT ON 12-YR OLD MURDER CONVICTION New evidence exists in the case of Kurt Danysh, a Susquehanna County man who, at the age of 1 8 , killed his father in the Brooklyn Township. In an appeal filed on October 11, 2008, Danysh, who is being represented by Arthur S. Cohen, Esq., of Hollidaysburg, presents new DNA evidence which establishes him as a poor "metabolizer" of Prozac. DNA testing reveals that Danysh is genetically predisposed to suffering a violent reaction to the drug. Due to the deficiency in the liver enzyme CYP2D6, Danysh is unable to metabolize the active ingredient in Prozac, allowing it to build up in his system. According to Genelex Corporation, the first laboratory to offer CYP2D6 testing in the United States, poor metabolizers are at an increased risk of suffering drug-induced side effects from Prozac, which include aggression and violence.

> >> > http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/129100290816810.xml & coll=1> > > > > > PROZAC LAWSUIT> > > > *Inmate says drug prompted him to kill father*> > Monday, November 29, 2010> > BY MATT MILLER mmiller@> > > > For 14 years, Kurt Danysh has been sitting in prison, serving time for a > > murder he claims Prozac prompted him to commit.> > > > The Susquehanna County man was 18 and had just started taking the > > anti-depressant drug when he killed his father in 1996 by having him > > kneel and shooting him in the back of the head.> > > > Danysh has claimed since his arrest that Prozac altered his mind and > > made him a killer.> > > > Years of appeals to the state and federal courts have failed to overturn > > the 221/2- to 60-year prison sentence he received after pleading guilty > > to third-degree murder.> > > > Danysh now is waging a different kind of court fight. He is suing drug > > giant Eli Lilly & Co., maker of Prozac, in federal court.> > > > Danysh claims that at the time of his father's slaying company officials > > were hiding evidence that Prozac can cause suicidal and homicidal > > thoughts in some users. He also contends that Eli Lilly officials lied > > to state police, saying his Prozac use couldn't have played a role in > > the slaying.> > > > Eli Lilly has issued a blanket denial of the charges leveled by Danysh, > > who seeks more than $100,000 in damages on accusations of fraud and > > negligence.> > > > "There is no credible scientific evidence that establishes a causal > > connection between Prozac and violent behavior," said Sonja Popp-Stahly, > > an Eli Lilly spokeswoman. "To the contrary, scientific evidence shows > > that Prozac and other anti-depressant medications appear to reduce these > > behaviors."> > > > Danysh originally filed suit in Dauphin County Court. Eli Lilly shifted > > it to federal court, arguing that it is an interstate case because the > > firm is based in the state of Indiana.> > > > The Danysh case is among scores of lawsuits across the nation regarding > > the effects of Prozac and other anti-depressants. Most have involved the > > now-established risk that such drugs can cause suicidal thoughts in some > > patients.> > > > Danysh's suit is among a relative handful that claim an anti-depressant > > prompted someone to kill, said Roseann B. Termini, an adjunct professor > > and food and drug law expert at Widener Law School.> > > > Such cases are difficult for plaintiffs to make, she said, especially > > since there is little, if any, medical means to link Prozac use to > > violent behavior in a specific individual.> > > > "The results of these suits have been varied," Termini said.> > > > One of the most high-profile cases was fought in state court in Kentucky > > over a mass killing committed by a Prozac user in September 1989.> > > > That patient, ph T. Wesbecker, who was on disability for mental > > illness, fatally shot eight people at a Louisville printing company > > where he had worked, then committed suicide.> > > > Survivors of the shooting sued Eli Lilly, but a jury ruled in favor of > > the company. Years later it was learned that the company and the > > plaintiffs had reached a confidential settlement just before the trial > > ended.> > > > In his suit, Danysh, an inmate of the state prison at Frackville, > > contends that he was prescribed Prozac just days before his father's > > murder. He has always maintained that the drug put him into a homicidal > > trance.> > > > That contention is the central theme of a website, www.kurtdanysh.com, > > that espouses his cause.> > > > Danysh claims Eli Lilly officials had been getting reports since 1990 > > that Prozac had in some cases "induced violence resulting in homicide," > > yet didn't alert doctors or include warnings on packaging of the drug.> > > > Danysh claims he wasn't violent before being prescribed Prozac. He > > claims he had a "non-adversarial" relationship with his father.> > > > That latter claim isn't true, said Susquehanna County District Attorney > > Legg, who called the Danysh case "fascinating." Legg, who has been > > fighting Danysh's criminal appeals, said Danysh's father had secured a > > protection-from-abuse order against his son.> > > > On the day of the murder, the younger Danysh stole a gun from a friend's > > house and walked to his father's home, Legg said. He said Danysh made > > his father kneel and shot him in the back of the head.> > > > Danysh claimed from the start that Prozac made him kill, Legg said, but > > inconsistencies in his accounts of how he used the drug have undermined > > his credibility.> > > > Legg said Danysh has claimed that he took Prozac as prescribed, that he > > took an extra dose of the drug and that he took Prozac while using > > marijuana.> > > > "I think the district attorney at the time considered all that" in > > allowing Danysh to plead to third-degree murder rather than pushing for > > a first-degree murder conviction, Legg said.> > > > "In Kurt's case, he was given the benefit of the doubt," he said. "I > > still think the resolution Kurt got was the right one."> > > > Still, he said, such cases are difficult since there is really no way to > > prove or disprove a defendant's drug reaction claim.> > > > "Prosecutors who want to do the right thing always struggle with these > > cases," Legg said. "If you buy what the defendant is saying, and you're > > wrong, they could escape some level of justice."> > > > Prozac has been available in the U.S. since 1987. It was on the market > > for more than a decade before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration > > required that its labeling include a warning that anti-depressant drugs > > can cause suicidal thoughts in some children and young adults.> > > > "Some people may have a particularly high risk of having suicidal > > thoughts or actions," FDA warnings state.> > > > Sandy Walsh, an FDA spokeswoman, said all anti-depressants must be > > dispensed with agency-approved medication guides outlining their risks.> > > > Lasher Todd, a spokeswoman for the American Medical Association, > > said her group doesn't have any policy regarding Prozac.> > > > Termini said one reason suits such as Danysh's face daunting legal > > obstacles is that the FDA has such a tough and thorough process for > > vetting drugs before they are allowed on the market.> > > > Also, she said, a main issue that often arises in such suits is whether > > the drug user was taking the medication exactly as prescribed or if they > > took it improperly or with alcohol or other prescription or illegal drugs.> > > > The only certainty, Termini said, is that given the increasing use of > > medications by Americans, more and more suits over prescription drug are > > likely to be filed.> >>

[Guest guest]

Have you any idea what hapened at the 2008 appeal please, Dan?

Reports claim that Danysh had a CYp2D6 problem .........was this legally tested?

Are there any transcripts?

source

http://www.kurtdanysh.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=73 & sid=49e1a47496aeefdc4619dab8e378a5e0Contact Arthur S. Cohen, Esq. (814)695-5518 Email-ascatlaw@... NEW DNA EVIDENCE CAST DOUBT ON 12-YR OLD MURDER CONVICTION New evidence exists in the case of Kurt Danysh, a Susquehanna County man who, at the age of 1 8 , killed his father in the Brooklyn Township. In an appeal filed on October 11, 2008, Danysh, who is being represented by Arthur S. Cohen, Esq., of Hollidaysburg, presents new DNA evidence which establishes him as a poor "metabolizer" of Prozac. DNA testing reveals that Danysh is genetically predisposed to suffering a violent reaction to the drug. Due to the deficiency in the liver enzyme CYP2D6, Danysh is unable to metabolize the active ingredient in Prozac, allowing it to build up in his system. According to Genelex Corporation, the first laboratory to offer CYP2D6 testing in the United States, poor metabolizers are at an increased risk of suffering drug-induced side effects from Prozac, which include aggression and violence.

> >> > http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/129100290816810.xml & coll=1> > > > > > PROZAC LAWSUIT> > > > *Inmate says drug prompted him to kill father*> > Monday, November 29, 2010> > BY MATT MILLER mmiller@> > > > For 14 years, Kurt Danysh has been sitting in prison, serving time for a > > murder he claims Prozac prompted him to commit.> > > > The Susquehanna County man was 18 and had just started taking the > > anti-depressant drug when he killed his father in 1996 by having him > > kneel and shooting him in the back of the head.> > > > Danysh has claimed since his arrest that Prozac altered his mind and > > made him a killer.> > > > Years of appeals to the state and federal courts have failed to overturn > > the 221/2- to 60-year prison sentence he received after pleading guilty > > to third-degree murder.> > > > Danysh now is waging a different kind of court fight. He is suing drug > > giant Eli Lilly & Co., maker of Prozac, in federal court.> > > > Danysh claims that at the time of his father's slaying company officials > > were hiding evidence that Prozac can cause suicidal and homicidal > > thoughts in some users. He also contends that Eli Lilly officials lied > > to state police, saying his Prozac use couldn't have played a role in > > the slaying.> > > > Eli Lilly has issued a blanket denial of the charges leveled by Danysh, > > who seeks more than $100,000 in damages on accusations of fraud and > > negligence.> > > > "There is no credible scientific evidence that establishes a causal > > connection between Prozac and violent behavior," said Sonja Popp-Stahly, > > an Eli Lilly spokeswoman. "To the contrary, scientific evidence shows > > that Prozac and other anti-depressant medications appear to reduce these > > behaviors."> > > > Danysh originally filed suit in Dauphin County Court. Eli Lilly shifted > > it to federal court, arguing that it is an interstate case because the > > firm is based in the state of Indiana.> > > > The Danysh case is among scores of lawsuits across the nation regarding > > the effects of Prozac and other anti-depressants. Most have involved the > > now-established risk that such drugs can cause suicidal thoughts in some > > patients.> > > > Danysh's suit is among a relative handful that claim an anti-depressant > > prompted someone to kill, said Roseann B. Termini, an adjunct professor > > and food and drug law expert at Widener Law School.> > > > Such cases are difficult for plaintiffs to make, she said, especially > > since there is little, if any, medical means to link Prozac use to > > violent behavior in a specific individual.> > > > "The results of these suits have been varied," Termini said.> > > > One of the most high-profile cases was fought in state court in Kentucky > > over a mass killing committed by a Prozac user in September 1989.> > > > That patient, ph T. Wesbecker, who was on disability for mental > > illness, fatally shot eight people at a Louisville printing company > > where he had worked, then committed suicide.> > > > Survivors of the shooting sued Eli Lilly, but a jury ruled in favor of > > the company. Years later it was learned that the company and the > > plaintiffs had reached a confidential settlement just before the trial > > ended.> > > > In his suit, Danysh, an inmate of the state prison at Frackville, > > contends that he was prescribed Prozac just days before his father's > > murder. He has always maintained that the drug put him into a homicidal > > trance.> > > > That contention is the central theme of a website, www.kurtdanysh.com, > > that espouses his cause.> > > > Danysh claims Eli Lilly officials had been getting reports since 1990 > > that Prozac had in some cases "induced violence resulting in homicide," > > yet didn't alert doctors or include warnings on packaging of the drug.> > > > Danysh claims he wasn't violent before being prescribed Prozac. He > > claims he had a "non-adversarial" relationship with his father.> > > > That latter claim isn't true, said Susquehanna County District Attorney > > Legg, who called the Danysh case "fascinating." Legg, who has been > > fighting Danysh's criminal appeals, said Danysh's father had secured a > > protection-from-abuse order against his son.> > > > On the day of the murder, the younger Danysh stole a gun from a friend's > > house and walked to his father's home, Legg said. He said Danysh made > > his father kneel and shot him in the back of the head.> > > > Danysh claimed from the start that Prozac made him kill, Legg said, but > > inconsistencies in his accounts of how he used the drug have undermined > > his credibility.> > > > Legg said Danysh has claimed that he took Prozac as prescribed, that he > > took an extra dose of the drug and that he took Prozac while using > > marijuana.> > > > "I think the district attorney at the time considered all that" in > > allowing Danysh to plead to third-degree murder rather than pushing for > > a first-degree murder conviction, Legg said.> > > > "In Kurt's case, he was given the benefit of the doubt," he said. "I > > still think the resolution Kurt got was the right one."> > > > Still, he said, such cases are difficult since there is really no way to > > prove or disprove a defendant's drug reaction claim.> > > > "Prosecutors who want to do the right thing always struggle with these > > cases," Legg said. "If you buy what the defendant is saying, and you're > > wrong, they could escape some level of justice."> > > > Prozac has been available in the U.S. since 1987. It was on the market > > for more than a decade before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration > > required that its labeling include a warning that anti-depressant drugs > > can cause suicidal thoughts in some children and young adults.> > > > "Some people may have a particularly high risk of having suicidal > > thoughts or actions," FDA warnings state.> > > > Sandy Walsh, an FDA spokeswoman, said all anti-depressants must be > > dispensed with agency-approved medication guides outlining their risks.> > > > Lasher Todd, a spokeswoman for the American Medical Association, > > said her group doesn't have any policy regarding Prozac.> > > > Termini said one reason suits such as Danysh's face daunting legal > > obstacles is that the FDA has such a tough and thorough process for > > vetting drugs before they are allowed on the market.> > > > Also, she said, a main issue that often arises in such suits is whether > > the drug user was taking the medication exactly as prescribed or if they > > took it improperly or with alcohol or other prescription or illegal drugs.> > > > The only certainty, Termini said, is that given the increasing use of > > medications by Americans, more and more suits over prescription drug are > > likely to be filed.> >>

[Guest guest]

Have you any idea what hapened at the 2008 appeal please, Dan?

Reports claim that Danysh had a CYp2D6 problem .........was this legally tested?

Are there any transcripts?

source

http://www.kurtdanysh.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=73 & sid=49e1a47496aeefdc4619dab8e378a5e0Contact Arthur S. Cohen, Esq. (814)695-5518 Email-ascatlaw@... NEW DNA EVIDENCE CAST DOUBT ON 12-YR OLD MURDER CONVICTION New evidence exists in the case of Kurt Danysh, a Susquehanna County man who, at the age of 1 8 , killed his father in the Brooklyn Township. In an appeal filed on October 11, 2008, Danysh, who is being represented by Arthur S. Cohen, Esq., of Hollidaysburg, presents new DNA evidence which establishes him as a poor "metabolizer" of Prozac. DNA testing reveals that Danysh is genetically predisposed to suffering a violent reaction to the drug. Due to the deficiency in the liver enzyme CYP2D6, Danysh is unable to metabolize the active ingredient in Prozac, allowing it to build up in his system. According to Genelex Corporation, the first laboratory to offer CYP2D6 testing in the United States, poor metabolizers are at an increased risk of suffering drug-induced side effects from Prozac, which include aggression and violence.

> >> > http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/129100290816810.xml & coll=1> > > > > > PROZAC LAWSUIT> > > > *Inmate says drug prompted him to kill father*> > Monday, November 29, 2010> > BY MATT MILLER mmiller@> > > > For 14 years, Kurt Danysh has been sitting in prison, serving time for a > > murder he claims Prozac prompted him to commit.> > > > The Susquehanna County man was 18 and had just started taking the > > anti-depressant drug when he killed his father in 1996 by having him > > kneel and shooting him in the back of the head.> > > > Danysh has claimed since his arrest that Prozac altered his mind and > > made him a killer.> > > > Years of appeals to the state and federal courts have failed to overturn > > the 221/2- to 60-year prison sentence he received after pleading guilty > > to third-degree murder.> > > > Danysh now is waging a different kind of court fight. He is suing drug > > giant Eli Lilly & Co., maker of Prozac, in federal court.> > > > Danysh claims that at the time of his father's slaying company officials > > were hiding evidence that Prozac can cause suicidal and homicidal > > thoughts in some users. He also contends that Eli Lilly officials lied > > to state police, saying his Prozac use couldn't have played a role in > > the slaying.> > > > Eli Lilly has issued a blanket denial of the charges leveled by Danysh, > > who seeks more than $100,000 in damages on accusations of fraud and > > negligence.> > > > "There is no credible scientific evidence that establishes a causal > > connection between Prozac and violent behavior," said Sonja Popp-Stahly, > > an Eli Lilly spokeswoman. "To the contrary, scientific evidence shows > > that Prozac and other anti-depressant medications appear to reduce these > > behaviors."> > > > Danysh originally filed suit in Dauphin County Court. Eli Lilly shifted > > it to federal court, arguing that it is an interstate case because the > > firm is based in the state of Indiana.> > > > The Danysh case is among scores of lawsuits across the nation regarding > > the effects of Prozac and other anti-depressants. Most have involved the > > now-established risk that such drugs can cause suicidal thoughts in some > > patients.> > > > Danysh's suit is among a relative handful that claim an anti-depressant > > prompted someone to kill, said Roseann B. Termini, an adjunct professor > > and food and drug law expert at Widener Law School.> > > > Such cases are difficult for plaintiffs to make, she said, especially > > since there is little, if any, medical means to link Prozac use to > > violent behavior in a specific individual.> > > > "The results of these suits have been varied," Termini said.> > > > One of the most high-profile cases was fought in state court in Kentucky > > over a mass killing committed by a Prozac user in September 1989.> > > > That patient, ph T. Wesbecker, who was on disability for mental > > illness, fatally shot eight people at a Louisville printing company > > where he had worked, then committed suicide.> > > > Survivors of the shooting sued Eli Lilly, but a jury ruled in favor of > > the company. Years later it was learned that the company and the > > plaintiffs had reached a confidential settlement just before the trial > > ended.> > > > In his suit, Danysh, an inmate of the state prison at Frackville, > > contends that he was prescribed Prozac just days before his father's > > murder. He has always maintained that the drug put him into a homicidal > > trance.> > > > That contention is the central theme of a website, www.kurtdanysh.com, > > that espouses his cause.> > > > Danysh claims Eli Lilly officials had been getting reports since 1990 > > that Prozac had in some cases "induced violence resulting in homicide," > > yet didn't alert doctors or include warnings on packaging of the drug.> > > > Danysh claims he wasn't violent before being prescribed Prozac. He > > claims he had a "non-adversarial" relationship with his father.> > > > That latter claim isn't true, said Susquehanna County District Attorney > > Legg, who called the Danysh case "fascinating." Legg, who has been > > fighting Danysh's criminal appeals, said Danysh's father had secured a > > protection-from-abuse order against his son.> > > > On the day of the murder, the younger Danysh stole a gun from a friend's > > house and walked to his father's home, Legg said. He said Danysh made > > his father kneel and shot him in the back of the head.> > > > Danysh claimed from the start that Prozac made him kill, Legg said, but > > inconsistencies in his accounts of how he used the drug have undermined > > his credibility.> > > > Legg said Danysh has claimed that he took Prozac as prescribed, that he > > took an extra dose of the drug and that he took Prozac while using > > marijuana.> > > > "I think the district attorney at the time considered all that" in > > allowing Danysh to plead to third-degree murder rather than pushing for > > a first-degree murder conviction, Legg said.> > > > "In Kurt's case, he was given the benefit of the doubt," he said. "I > > still think the resolution Kurt got was the right one."> > > > Still, he said, such cases are difficult since there is really no way to > > prove or disprove a defendant's drug reaction claim.> > > > "Prosecutors who want to do the right thing always struggle with these > > cases," Legg said. "If you buy what the defendant is saying, and you're > > wrong, they could escape some level of justice."> > > > Prozac has been available in the U.S. since 1987. It was on the market > > for more than a decade before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration > > required that its labeling include a warning that anti-depressant drugs > > can cause suicidal thoughts in some children and young adults.> > > > "Some people may have a particularly high risk of having suicidal > > thoughts or actions," FDA warnings state.> > > > Sandy Walsh, an FDA spokeswoman, said all anti-depressants must be > > dispensed with agency-approved medication guides outlining their risks.> > > > Lasher Todd, a spokeswoman for the American Medical Association, > > said her group doesn't have any policy regarding Prozac.> > > > Termini said one reason suits such as Danysh's face daunting legal > > obstacles is that the FDA has such a tough and thorough process for > > vetting drugs before they are allowed on the market.> > > > Also, she said, a main issue that often arises in such suits is whether > > the drug user was taking the medication exactly as prescribed or if they > > took it improperly or with alcohol or other prescription or illegal drugs.> > > > The only certainty, Termini said, is that given the increasing use of > > medications by Americans, more and more suits over prescription drug are > > likely to be filed.> >>

[Guest guest]

Have you any idea what hapened at the 2008 appeal please, Dan?

Reports claim that Danysh had a CYp2D6 problem .........was this legally tested?

Are there any transcripts?

source

http://www.kurtdanysh.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=73 & sid=49e1a47496aeefdc4619dab8e378a5e0Contact Arthur S. Cohen, Esq. (814)695-5518 Email-ascatlaw@... NEW DNA EVIDENCE CAST DOUBT ON 12-YR OLD MURDER CONVICTION New evidence exists in the case of Kurt Danysh, a Susquehanna County man who, at the age of 1 8 , killed his father in the Brooklyn Township. In an appeal filed on October 11, 2008, Danysh, who is being represented by Arthur S. Cohen, Esq., of Hollidaysburg, presents new DNA evidence which establishes him as a poor "metabolizer" of Prozac. DNA testing reveals that Danysh is genetically predisposed to suffering a violent reaction to the drug. Due to the deficiency in the liver enzyme CYP2D6, Danysh is unable to metabolize the active ingredient in Prozac, allowing it to build up in his system. According to Genelex Corporation, the first laboratory to offer CYP2D6 testing in the United States, poor metabolizers are at an increased risk of suffering drug-induced side effects from Prozac, which include aggression and violence.

> >> > http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/129100290816810.xml & coll=1> > > > > > PROZAC LAWSUIT> > > > *Inmate says drug prompted him to kill father*> > Monday, November 29, 2010> > BY MATT MILLER mmiller@> > > > For 14 years, Kurt Danysh has been sitting in prison, serving time for a > > murder he claims Prozac prompted him to commit.> > > > The Susquehanna County man was 18 and had just started taking the > > anti-depressant drug when he killed his father in 1996 by having him > > kneel and shooting him in the back of the head.> > > > Danysh has claimed since his arrest that Prozac altered his mind and > > made him a killer.> > > > Years of appeals to the state and federal courts have failed to overturn > > the 221/2- to 60-year prison sentence he received after pleading guilty > > to third-degree murder.> > > > Danysh now is waging a different kind of court fight. He is suing drug > > giant Eli Lilly & Co., maker of Prozac, in federal court.> > > > Danysh claims that at the time of his father's slaying company officials > > were hiding evidence that Prozac can cause suicidal and homicidal > > thoughts in some users. He also contends that Eli Lilly officials lied > > to state police, saying his Prozac use couldn't have played a role in > > the slaying.> > > > Eli Lilly has issued a blanket denial of the charges leveled by Danysh, > > who seeks more than $100,000 in damages on accusations of fraud and > > negligence.> > > > "There is no credible scientific evidence that establishes a causal > > connection between Prozac and violent behavior," said Sonja Popp-Stahly, > > an Eli Lilly spokeswoman. "To the contrary, scientific evidence shows > > that Prozac and other anti-depressant medications appear to reduce these > > behaviors."> > > > Danysh originally filed suit in Dauphin County Court. Eli Lilly shifted > > it to federal court, arguing that it is an interstate case because the > > firm is based in the state of Indiana.> > > > The Danysh case is among scores of lawsuits across the nation regarding > > the effects of Prozac and other anti-depressants. Most have involved the > > now-established risk that such drugs can cause suicidal thoughts in some > > patients.> > > > Danysh's suit is among a relative handful that claim an anti-depressant > > prompted someone to kill, said Roseann B. Termini, an adjunct professor > > and food and drug law expert at Widener Law School.> > > > Such cases are difficult for plaintiffs to make, she said, especially > > since there is little, if any, medical means to link Prozac use to > > violent behavior in a specific individual.> > > > "The results of these suits have been varied," Termini said.> > > > One of the most high-profile cases was fought in state court in Kentucky > > over a mass killing committed by a Prozac user in September 1989.> > > > That patient, ph T. Wesbecker, who was on disability for mental > > illness, fatally shot eight people at a Louisville printing company > > where he had worked, then committed suicide.> > > > Survivors of the shooting sued Eli Lilly, but a jury ruled in favor of > > the company. Years later it was learned that the company and the > > plaintiffs had reached a confidential settlement just before the trial > > ended.> > > > In his suit, Danysh, an inmate of the state prison at Frackville, > > contends that he was prescribed Prozac just days before his father's > > murder. He has always maintained that the drug put him into a homicidal > > trance.> > > > That contention is the central theme of a website, www.kurtdanysh.com, > > that espouses his cause.> > > > Danysh claims Eli Lilly officials had been getting reports since 1990 > > that Prozac had in some cases "induced violence resulting in homicide," > > yet didn't alert doctors or include warnings on packaging of the drug.> > > > Danysh claims he wasn't violent before being prescribed Prozac. He > > claims he had a "non-adversarial" relationship with his father.> > > > That latter claim isn't true, said Susquehanna County District Attorney > > Legg, who called the Danysh case "fascinating." Legg, who has been > > fighting Danysh's criminal appeals, said Danysh's father had secured a > > protection-from-abuse order against his son.> > > > On the day of the murder, the younger Danysh stole a gun from a friend's > > house and walked to his father's home, Legg said. He said Danysh made > > his father kneel and shot him in the back of the head.> > > > Danysh claimed from the start that Prozac made him kill, Legg said, but > > inconsistencies in his accounts of how he used the drug have undermined > > his credibility.> > > > Legg said Danysh has claimed that he took Prozac as prescribed, that he > > took an extra dose of the drug and that he took Prozac while using > > marijuana.> > > > "I think the district attorney at the time considered all that" in > > allowing Danysh to plead to third-degree murder rather than pushing for > > a first-degree murder conviction, Legg said.> > > > "In Kurt's case, he was given the benefit of the doubt," he said. "I > > still think the resolution Kurt got was the right one."> > > > Still, he said, such cases are difficult since there is really no way to > > prove or disprove a defendant's drug reaction claim.> > > > "Prosecutors who want to do the right thing always struggle with these > > cases," Legg said. "If you buy what the defendant is saying, and you're > > wrong, they could escape some level of justice."> > > > Prozac has been available in the U.S. since 1987. It was on the market > > for more than a decade before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration > > required that its labeling include a warning that anti-depressant drugs > > can cause suicidal thoughts in some children and young adults.> > > > "Some people may have a particularly high risk of having suicidal > > thoughts or actions," FDA warnings state.> > > > Sandy Walsh, an FDA spokeswoman, said all anti-depressants must be > > dispensed with agency-approved medication guides outlining their risks.> > > > Lasher Todd, a spokeswoman for the American Medical Association, > > said her group doesn't have any policy regarding Prozac.> > > > Termini said one reason suits such as Danysh's face daunting legal > > obstacles is that the FDA has such a tough and thorough process for > > vetting drugs before they are allowed on the market.> > > > Also, she said, a main issue that often arises in such suits is whether > > the drug user was taking the medication exactly as prescribed or if they > > took it improperly or with alcohol or other prescription or illegal drugs.> > > > The only certainty, Termini said, is that given the increasing use of > > medications by Americans, more and more suits over prescription drug are > > likely to be filed.> >>

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From my understanding, the Judge in Susquehanna County, PA rejected the appeal on the grounds of timeliness, that Mr. Danysh should have presented this new information at an earlier point.

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From my understanding, the Judge in Susquehanna County, PA rejected the appeal on the grounds of timeliness, that Mr. Danysh should have presented this new information at an earlier point.

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From my understanding, the Judge in Susquehanna County, PA rejected the appeal on the grounds of timeliness, that Mr. Danysh should have presented this new information at an earlier point.

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From my understanding, the Judge in Susquehanna County, PA rejected the appeal on the grounds of timeliness, that Mr. Danysh should have presented this new information at an earlier point.