Kerry sued for the death of Abubakar

Parents of autistic boy who died sue local doctor

Abubakar's parents are suing Dr. Kerry the DAN! doc for killing their son. Good.

Make sure to read the Order to Show Cause here for details of how Kerry caused the death of Abubakar, basically.

As Autism Diva wrote in an email earlier to someone who thought there was a mixup of drugs in Kerry's office:

There was no drug mix up. Kerry only ever bought disodium EDTA. It's in the official records of the charges filed against Kerry. He said he only ever stocked disodium EDTA.

http://www.circare.org/pd/kerry_ordertoshowcause_20060908.pdf
easier to read here:
http://www.casewatch.org/board/med/kerry/complaint.shtml

Note what Dr. Kerry said in line 72.

69. Respondent spoke to Professional Conduct Investigator of the Bureau of Enforcement and Investigator concerning his treatment of Tariq.

70. Respondent admitted that EDTA is very rare to use on children".

71. Respondent admitted to using Disodium EDTA to chelate Tariq.

72. Respondent stated to Investigator Reiser that Disodiun EDTA is the only formula of EDTA he stocks in his office.



There was no other chelator in the office with which to mix the disodium EDTA up with.

There was no drug mix up. Kerry used the only drug he ever had. The one with the black box warning on it.

Garry Gordon said he sold Kerry the disodium EDTA and that he only ever sold him disodium EDTA.

Edit: update.

Here's part of the complaint (the whole complaint available here in pdf):

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF MERCER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL DIVISION
RUFAI NADAMA and MARWA NADAMA, )
Individually and on behalf of the estate of their )
minor son, ABUBAKAR TARIQ NADAMA and )
also on behalf of their minor daughter, HAUWAU )
NADAMA, )
)
Plaintiffs, )
) No.
vs. )
) JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
ROY E. KERRY, M.D., )
MARK LEWIS, M.D., )
ADVANCED INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE )
CENTER, INC., and, )

APOTHÉCURE, INC., )

APOTHÉCURE PHARMACY, )

APOTHÉCURE INJECTABLES, INC., )

SPECTRAPHARM, INC., )

LOBOTEJAS LABORATORIES, INC., )

TEXAS INSTITUTE OF FUNCTIONAL )

MEDICINES, and, )

GARY OSBORN, )

)

Defendants. )

COMPLAINT
AND NOW, come the plaintiffs, Rufai Nadama and Marwa Nadama, individually and on
behalf of the estate of their minor son Abubakar Tariq Nadama and their minor daughter Nauwau Nadama, by and through their attorneys, Gismondi & Associates, P.C., and John P. Gismondi, Esquire, and hereby file this action based upon the following:

....
4. The defendant Advance Integrative Medicine, Inc., is a Pennsylvania professional
corporation which renders medical services within Mercer County from a principal location at 17 6th Avenue, Greenville, PA 16125, and a second location at 160 E. Portersville Road, Portersville, PA 16051.

5. At all times relevant hereto, the defendants Dr. Kerry and Dr. Lewis were
employees of Advanced Integrative Medicine, Inc.

...

16. On July 22, 2005 Tariq Nadama, accompanied by the mother-plaintiff, came under the care of Dr. Kerry, in Greenville , Mercer County, PA, ostensibly for the “treatment” of autism. Dr. Kerry determined that said “treatment” would, among other things, include the use chelation therapy. Chelation therapy involves the administration of a synthetic chemical solution which is designed to extract certain heavy metals from the body, the theory being that such heavy metals contribute to a variety of illnesses including autism. Under the treatment plan adopted by Dr. Kerry, Tariq Nadama was to be provided a series of treatments involving the IV administration of disodium ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (disodium EDTA).

17. The first and second such administrations of disodium EDTA occurred on July 22 and August 10, 2005, in Dr. Kerry’s Mercer County office under his direction.

18. On August 23, 2005, at approximately 10:30 a.m., with the mother-plaintiff and
his sister Hauwau at his side, Tariq Nadama received a third infusion of disodium EDTA pursuant to the protocol established by Dr. Kerry. This third treatment was administered by medical assistant Theresa Bicker under the direction of Dr. Lewis at the Portersville, PA, offices of Advanced Integrative Medicine Center, Inc. The EDTA was administered via IV push over a few minutes. Shortly after the administration of said solution, Tariq Nadama went into cardiac arrest. CPR and chest compressions were given, but the child could not be revived and, therefore, he was transferred on an urgent basis to Butler Memorial Hospital. Despite aggressive resuscitative efforts at that facility, Tariq Nadama was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital.

19. The fatal cardiac arrest suffered by Tariq Nadama was caused by a low calcium
level induced by the administration of the disodium EDTA over the course of his three treatments.

...

COUNT I – NEGLIGENCE
Plaintiffs v. Roy S. Kerry, MD, Mark Lewis, MD, and Advanced Integrative Medicine
Center, Inc.

23. Each of the above paragraphs is incorporated herein by reference.

24. The aforesaid death of Tariq Nadama was caused by the negligence of Dr. Kerry in the following particulars:

a. In failing to make a diagnosis of the child which would justify the use of
disodium EDTA;
b. In deciding to administer EDTA therapy to a child;
c. In deciding to administer disodium EDTA to “treat” autism when he knew, or should have known, that such therapy is not effective treatment for autism;
d. In administering disodium EDTA when he knew that such product was not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in “treating” autism;
e. In administering the wrong type of EDTA, e.g. one that did not contain an appropriate calcium additive;
f. In ordering the administration of the EDTA in an excessive dosage and concentration;
g. In ordering the administration of the EDTA via IV push when he knew, or should have known, that said method of administration was too fast;
h. In failing to appropriately train, educate and instruct the employees of Advanced Integrative Medicine Center, Inc., who were involved in the administration of the EDTA;
i. In failing to advise the deceased’s mother, Marwa Nadama, of all of the risks of chelation therapy and all appropriate alternatives to such treatment;
j. In administering the EDTA too frequently and without sufficient time in between administrations; and,
k. In failing to use and/or have immediately available, emergency resuscitation measures including an EKG monitor, cardiac defibrillator, resuscitation medications, and an immediate source of calcium replacement.
...

33. The ApothéCure Defendants, throughout all of their manufacturing, compounding and supplying and throughout all of their dissemination of information to physicians such as Dr. Kerry and Dr. Lewis, were negligent in the following respects:

a. They failed to accurately inform and warn Dr. Kerry about the proper or improper uses of EDTA.
b. They encouraged Dr. Kerry to make improper use of EDTA.
c. They failed to provide accurate information and warning to Dr. Kerry about the proper dosage and concentration of EDTA to use.
d. They failed to inform and worn Dr. Kerry about the proper method of administration of EDTA.
e. They actively encouraged Dr. Kerry to administer EDTA in a dangerous and life-threatening way, namely, via IV push over a short period of time.
f. They failed to inform and warn Dr. Kerry of the need to have appropriate resuscitative equipment available and in use during the administration of EDTA.
g. They failed to supply EDTA which contained the appropriate raw material and which was of the proper mixture, concentration and dosage.
h. They failed to adequately test the EDTA which they supplied to make sure it was of the appropriate mixture, dosage and concentration and that it contained the appropriate raw materials.

There's more in the complaint, but that should give you a feel for the charges. There is Apothécure and these other "sister" corporations or something, including Lobotejas and Spectrapharm and Texas Institute of Functional Medicines and Gary Osborn owns them all, apparently. What they are asking for is $25,000 each minimum on a bunch of charges and then in addition that the jury set a reward for part of it. Autism Diva doesn't know how to read the charges well enough to estimate what they are asking for, a jury would be the arbiter there.

The boy's life was priceless.



Autism Diva
just 'cause