latest complaint estate of Lisa McPherson v. Church of Scientology, others: complaint.htm
IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA
GENERAL CIVIL DIVISION
ESTATE OF LISA McPHERSON, by and through the Personal Representative, DELL LIEBREICH
Plaintiff,
vs. Case No. 97-01235
Section "H"
CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY FLAG FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT SERVICE ORGANIZATION, INC.; AND
DEMAND FOR TRIAL BY JURY BENNETTA SLAUGHTER; PRODEX INC., a Florida corporation d/b/a AMC
PUBLISHING COMPANY; JANIS JOHNSON, M.D.; DAVID MINKOFF, M.D.; ALAIN KARTUZINSKI; and DAVID
HOUGHTON, D.D.S.
Defendants.
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COMES NOW the Plaintiff, The ESTATE OF LISA McPHERSON, by and through the Personal Representative,
LIEBREICH, through its undersigned attorney and sues the Defendant, CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY FLAG
ORGANIZATION, INC.;BENNETTA SLAUGHTER; PRODEX, INC., a Florida corporation d/b/a/ AMC PUBLISHING
COMPANY; DAVID MINKOFF, M.D.; JANIS JOHNSON, M.D.; ALAIN KARTUZINSKI; and DAVID HOUGHTON,
D.D.S. and alleges:
GENERAL ALLEGATIONS
A. Jurisdiction
1. This is a civil action for damages which greatly exceed this court's threshold jurisdiction of
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latest complaint estate of Lisa McPherson v. Church of Scientology,
STATE OF FLORIDA
ESTATE OF LISA McPHERSON, by and through the Personal Representative, DELL LIEBREICH
DEMAND FOR TRIAL BY JURY BENNETTA SLAUGHTER; PRODEX INC., a Florida corporation d/b/a AMC
COMES NOW the Plaintiff, The ESTATE OF LISA McPHERSON, by and through the Personal
This is a civil action for damages which greatly exceed this court's threshold jurisdiction
LISA McPHERSON, a single adult, was at all material times herein a resident of Clearwater,
The CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY was created in the early 1950's by science fiction writer, L. Ron
"Flag Land Base" was established and became known as the CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY, FLAG SERVICE
To ensure that these were executed as he demanded, Hubbard was the managing agent and
The Defendant, BENNETTA SLAUGHTER, was the employment supervisor and supervising corporate
The Defendant, ALAIN KARTUZINSKI, was the Senior Case Supervisor and in control over the
LISA McPHERSON's encounter with the authorities, before she was taken back to the Fort
SCIENTOLOGY has thousands of different directives that lay out the rules, regulations and
Plaintiff realleges and incorporates the allegations contained in ?1 through ?50 above.
without knowledge of her physical condition and without monitoring her physical condition,
WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff, ESTATE OF LISA McPHERSON, by and through DELL LIEBREICH, its
n the premises and demands trial by jury.
As the result of the above actions of Defendants, LISA McPHERSON suffered extreme torture,
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