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ECT Lawsuit: Jeffery Thelen v, Somatics LLC, and Elektrika, INC.

“Plaintiff alleges that undergoing ECT treatment with this device caused permanent neurological damage impairing his ability to memorize, retain, and recall information. Plaintiff further alleges that despite knowing of the substantial risks associated with ECT treatment, Somatics and Elektrika manufactured and distributed the device and failed to warn Plaintiff of those risks.”

ECT Lawsuit: Janelle Schnulle, Plantiff v, Somatics LLC, Defendant

Janelle Schnulle had 33 ECT treatments she claims caused permanent neurological damage. She is suing device manufacturer, Somatics LLC.

ECT Safety Reclassification – Mental Health Empowerment Project, Inc.

The use of electroshock is a consistent concern of MHEP, particularly when it is forced, court-ordered, or delivered without informed consent of its many risks, on children and adults.

Brain Damage and Memory Loss from ECT, Dr. Peter Sterling

Testimony Prepared for the Standing Committee on Mental Health of the Assembly of the State of New York.
October 5, 1978. by Dr. Peter Sterling, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Neurobiology.

ECT Device Maker Mecta Corp. Files Chapter 11 After Lawsuits Hinder Access to Liability Insurance

On September 30, 2021, ECT device manufacturer Mecta Corp. filed chapter 11 bankruptcy amid lawsuits hindering their liability insurance eligibility.

Financial pressure from combined lawsuits and lack of insurance led to the discontinuation of the SpECTrum device On September 1st, 2021, according to the Debtors.

ECT: Testimony of the Director of Committee for Truth in Psychiatry, State Assembly, May 18, 2001

I am a survivor of ECT. I had a fairly typical experience. Five years of my life were permanently erased as if they had never happened, including most of my college education; I lost 40 points off my IQ; and I’ve been left with permanent disabling memory and cognitive deficits.

ECT Device Manufacturer Admits Brain Damage as a Risk of Electroconvulsive Therapy

ECT Device Manufacturer Somatics, LLC, acknowledged lasting damage caused by electroconvulsive therapy in a regulatory update following the groundbreaking 2018 lawsuit, Riera v. Somatics, LLC.